Living The heart of Christianity

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This is a Companion to the book by Marcus Borg and is written with Tim Scorer as their joint initiative to add an experiential learning program for small-group study to extend an individual's reading of the book. From the FOREWORD (viii) > In the past few decades, an emerging vision of Christianity has begun to take root among both clergy and laity in mainline denominations in North America. . . . the emerging vision removes the unnecessary intellectual stumbling blocks generated by the earlier vision. Rather than seeing the Bible as an inerrant or infallible divine product, it recognizes that the Bible is the product of ancient Israel and early Christianity. As such, it tells us about our spiritual ancestors' lives with God: their experiences of God, their stories about God, and what they thought life with God involved. Rather than emphasizing a literal factual reading of the Bible, it recognizes that the Bible often uses the language of metaphor and poetry to speak about God and God's relation to the world. And rather than emphasizing what we must do or believe in order to have a blessed afterlife, the emerging Christian vision emphasizes a relationship with God in the present that transforms our lives in this life. Marcus Borg> Blockquote Blockquote

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"Marcus Borg's The Heart of Christianity struck a chord for countless Christians across this country. Church groups and small groups have been reading this influential book, hoping to put into practice Borg's helpful suggestions for how we can be passionate believers today. For the millions of people who have turned away from many traditional beliefs about God, Jesus, and the Bible, but still long for a relevant, nourishing faith, The Heart of Christianity presents a new outlook on Christianity that is both refreshing and compelling. This companion to The Heart of Christianity is an invaluable resource that provides the tools to talk about Borg's new vision for a life of Christian faith and how it can change our spiritual lives and Christian communities today. For groups as well as individuals hoping to go deeper in The Heart of Christianity, this guide includes personal reflection questions, discussion topics, exercises, and selections from the bestselling book. Organized into twelve chapters, or sessions, Living the Heart of Christianity includes both an individual or participant's guide as well as a guide for group leaders, allowing the reader to engage with the issues that lie at the heart of Christianity today. Book jacket."--Jacket.

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Other Editions

• Living The heart of Christianity: a guidebook for putting your faith into actionHarperSanFrancisco2006-01-01
• Living the Heart of ChristianityPaperbackHarperOne2006-10-31
• Living the Heart of ChristianityHarperOne2006-10-31
• Living the Heart of ChristianityPaperbackCopperhouse2007-05-01