Naked Spirituality

by McLaren, Brian D.

• ISBN13: 9780061854026
• ISBN10: 0061854026
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-09-25
• Publisher: Harperone

Summary

Controversial church leader McLaren does here for spirituality what he did for Christian beliefs in "A New Kind of Christianity": offering spiritual practices that can transform us while shunning old practices that no longer work and actually hinder growth.

Author Biography

Brian D. McLaren, hailed as one of America's 25 most influential evangelicals by Time magazine, is a speaker, social justice activist, pastor, and the author of A New Kind of Christianity, A Generous Orthodoxy, A New Kind of Christian, and The Secret Message of Jesus. McLaren has appeared on Nightline and Larry King Live, and his work has been covered in The Washington Post, the New York Times, Christianity Today, and many other publications. McLaren and his wife, Grace, live in Florida and have four adult children. Visit the author online at www.brianmclaren.net.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Introduction	p. 1
Spiritual Experiences and Spiritual Experience	p. 5
"But I'm Spiritual"	p. 13
Twelve Simple Words	p. 21
Simplicity: The Season of Spiritual Awakening	p. 29
Here: Starting Right Now	p. 31
Here: Naming the Mystery	p. 39
Thanks: The Happiness of Appreciation	p. 49
Thanks: Dayenu-Enough and More, and More	p. 57
O: Practicing Jubilation	p. 63
O: Not Just a Word-A Way of Life	p. 73
Complexity: The Season of Spiritual Strengthening	p. 83
Sorry: Holier Than Myself?	p. 87
Sorry: Unleashing Our Own Becoming	p. 93
Help: Spiritual Jujitsu	p. 103
Help: Tapping into the Current of Power	p. 113
Please: At Least Two Hearts Care	p. 123
Please: Bearing the Stretcher	p. 131
Perplexity: The Season of Spiritual Surviving	p. 141
When: How Long Can I Last?	p. 143
When: Survival Is Underrated	p. 151
No: The Void Expands	p. 157
No: Mad with God	p. 163
Why: When You Have Come to Zero	p. 169
Why: Holding the Question Open	p. 179
Harmony: The Season of Spiritual Deepening	p. 187
Behold: The Emergence of the Meditative Mind	p. 191
Behold: Faith Beyond Belief	p. 201
Yes: A Universal Spiritual Vocation	p. 207
Yes: Do You Love Me?	p. 213
[…]: Naked, Clothed in Silence	p. 221
[…]: Full Circle	p. 229
Afterword: The Sea Toward Which All Rivers Run	p. 239
Group Practice	p. 241
Body Prayers	p. 245
Twelve Simple Prayers	p. 247
Notes	p. 251
Acknowledgments	p. 269
Reading and Discussion Guide	p. 271
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