A New Kind of Christianity

Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith

By: Brian D. McLaren

Narrated by: Sean Pratt

""Wherever the willingness to rethink has been squelched, wherever that sense of quest has been buried under convention and complacency, the Christian faith in all its forms is in trouble. But even there, something is trying to be born. Even now, right here, among us, inside you, inside me. You may feel it as a curiosity, a desire for better answers than you inherited so far. You may experience it as frustration, knowing that there must be more to faith than you currently know. You may know it as hope, hope that God is seeking humble people whose hearts and lives can be the womb of a better future. . . . In you, your family, your faith community, and circles of friends, among people of peace and faith everywhere, something is trying to be born.""
—from A New Kind of Christianity

We are in the midst of a paradigm shift in the church. Not since the Reformation five centuries ago have so many Christians come together to ask whether the church is in sync with their deepest beliefs and commitments. These believers range from evangelicals to mainline Protestants to Catholics, and the person who best represents them is author and pastor Brian McLaren.

In this much anticipated book, McLaren examines ten questions facing today's church—questions about how to articulate the faith itself, the nature of its authority, who God is, whether we have to understand Jesus through only an ancient Greco-Roman lens, what exactly the good news is that the gospel proclaims, how we understand the church and all its varieties, why we are so preoccupied with sex, how we should think of the future and people from other faiths, and the most intimidating question of all: what do we do next? Here you will find a provocative and enticing introduction to the Christian faith of tomorrow.

Perfect for those rethinking American Christianity

Really perfect timing for me as I’ve been deconstructing for years and I’ve recently reached an exciting time in my journey. Full of dogma disappearing and curiosity, questioning and enjoying the process replacing my old seeking ways. And I’ve wondered at times am I even still a Christian? I’ve been reassured by studying the fist two centuries of Jesus followers (from Gnostics to Pauline, Petric, and Marceon etc...) and their diversity of thought encouraged me and provided much needed fearless fellowship of pure seeking. But I still wondered , am I alone ? And this book says is: no, I am not! Which was nice :) Thanks Brian !

Thank you Brian

This book helped me sort out some of what the past 15 years has been swirling around in my head, heart and soul. I will keep reading seeking and hopefully growing.

An excellent thought provoking book!

Absolutely loved this book. Recently I have been struggling through a number of disturbing questions about my faith. Rather than just giving up and abandoning Christianity altogether, this book has helped me see a noble quest that I can truly and enthusiastically embrace. I still don't know if I will fit in my church or not but at least now I have a gracious and Christ-like framework in which I can proceed. Thanks for writing this book. I feel like I have hope again.

A new kind of Christianity

honoured to have such an inspiration. It's given me another perspective accommodating different ways of accessing to the Bible.

An important perspective

McLaren brings a thoughtful and thought provoking perspective to the much needed evolution of Christianity. Listen to this and open your eyes.