Title:
The eternal current : how a practice-based faith can save us from drowning / Aaron Niequist.
ISBN:
9780735291164
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
New York : WaterBrook, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, [2018]
Physical Description:
viii, 199 pages ; 21 cm
Contents:
Introduction: The eternal current -- Losing my religion and finding the kingdom -- The birth of the practice -- Swimming with the river : the kingdom of God -- Church as a gymnasium (Part 1) : practice-based faith -- Church as a gymnasium (Part 2) : practice-based gathering -- Sunday is not the main event : practice-based life -- We need everybody : ecumenism -- We can't do it alone : practice-based community and family -- For the sake of the world (Part 1) : practice-based mission -- For the sake of the world (Part 2) : practice-based mission -- Benediction : a call to reimagine and reintegrate everything through memory and imagination.
Summary:
A call for Christians to move past doctrinal tensions and denominational disagreements and into a deeper, more vibrant, beatitude-like faith rooted in sacred practices and intimate experiences with God. When a myriad of tense conversations about ideological differences in the Church left him feeling spiritually empty, Niequist determined God must have a different vision for worship and community. In his search, Aaron discovered that there was historical Christian precedent for enacting faith in a different way, an ancient and now future way of believing. He calls this third way "practice-based faith." This book is about loving one's faith tradition and, at the same time, following the call to something deeper and richer. By adopting some new spiritual practices, it is possible to learn to swim again with a renewed sense of vigor and divine purpose.
Subject Term:
OCLC Number:
on1011609208
Availability:
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