The Church in an Age of Secular Mysticisms

The Church in an Age of Secular MysticismsHow Do You Minister to People Who Are Spiritual but Not Religious? Post Christian life and society do not eliminate a desire for the transcendent; rather, they create an environment for new and divergent spiritual communities and practices to flourish. We are flooded with spiritualities that appeal to human desires for nonreligious personal transformation. But many fail to deliver because they fall into the trap of the self. In the last book of the

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How do we reflect on contemporary life from a historical perspective

paying attention to how the biblical authors used rhetorical techniques to provoke readers to action

Inman shows that wonder is the distinctively human posture that drives and sustains the examined life and makes a compelling case that philosophy is valuable

This is an ideal introductory book for students of philosophy

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studying the Old Testament can seem impractical or irrelevant

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He offers a compelling portrayal of a living tradition held together by apocalyptic expectation--the promised transformation of all things in God

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Rather than emphasizing the spiritual benefits of reading specific texts such as Dante's Divine Comedy or Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

In this major contribution to the field of science and religion