David Pocta

Cries from the Wilderness

Reimagining Church Culture in an Age of Uncertainty

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book addresses the challenge in contemporary Christianity of navigating the relationship between the individual and their faith community when entering spiritually challenging times. When loyalty to the church gets tested during a personal faith crisis, many leave disenchanted, claiming a desire to be spiritual but not religious.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 535g
• ISBN-13: 9781666944006
• ISBN-10: 1666944009
• Artikelnr.: 69078661

Autorenporträt

David Pocta is director of the Institute for the Study of Contemporary Spirituality at the Oblate School of Theology and Executive Director of the Disciples Center for Education.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Story of a Soul
Chapter 2: Macy Halford
Chapter 3: Rachel Held Evans
Chapter 4: David Gushee
Chapter 5: Navigating the Wilderness
Chapter 6: What Went Wrong with Their Community
Chapter 7: A Theology and Spirituality of Wilderness
Chapter 8: A Model to Frame "Deconstruction" and Community
Chapter 9: Contextualizing the Contemporary Wilderness
Chapter 10: Reimagining the Church: Some Suggestions
Conclusion: Some Final Uncensored Thoughts
Bibliography