Naked Spirituality

A Life with God in 12 Simple Words

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Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, pastor, and networker among innovative Christian leaders, thinkers, and activists. His ground-breaking books include A New Kind of Christian, Generous Orthodoxy, The Secret Message of Jesus, and Everything Must Change. Named as one of America’s top 25 Evangelicals, McLaren has appeared on Nightline, Larry King Live and been covered by The Washington Post and The New York Times.

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In Naked Spirituality, McLaren confronts how the church’s traditional practices no longer work; in fact, they often serve to prevent the very transformation God is calling us to undergo. As a result, religion becomes a tool to maintain the status quo and not an instrument for getting us closer to living as citizens of heaven. McLaren offers twelve moves, or practices, that both connect us with God and free us to do the holistic work the gospel calls us to—to pray as well as save the planet; to worship as well as lift up the poor and needy. For many people, McLaren’s agenda for spirituality will feel like a formula for the faith they always hoped for and what they always knew Christianity should be about.