From Nicholas Price on Relevant, closing out an excellent series on interfaith cooperation:

“… my hope is that evangelical Christians would becoming “culture makers” rather than “culture warriors,” and I see interfaith cooperation as one way in which this can happen.“

Read Nick’s article at Relevant Magazine Online.

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I’ve got a piece or two in the queue, waiting until after I finish up a ten page Church History paper to find their way onto FLP. In the meantime, check out this reflection I wrote for The Huffington Post, “A Call to Confession: A Reflection on the Rise of the ‘Nones’ From Someone Who Should Probably Be One.” 

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Check out this companion piece I wrote on my personal blog. It elucidates the thrust of my HuffPost piece, while also posing some more direct questions regarding church leadership.

A question to ponder: How does the rise of the “Nones” impact interfaith cooperation? Does it matter?

I’m still puzzling it out.

John Morehead of the Evangelical Chapter of the Foundation for Interreligious Diplomacy offers a review of Brian McLaren’s new book: Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?: Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World.

Read the review at Englewood Review of Books.

Nicholas Price asks if “loving witness” is an oxymoron, on Relevant Magazine Online:

http://www.relevantmagazine.com/god/worldview/loving-witness-oxymoron

Brian McLaren is coming out with a new book on Tuesday: Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha, and Mohammed Cross the Road?: Christian Identity in a Multi-Faith World.

McLaren also did an interview about the book last week on Relevant Magazine’s podcast.

A little more on the book, from Amazon.com:

When four religious leaders walk across the road, it’s not the beginning of a joke. It’s the start of one of the most important conversations in today’s world.

Can you be a committed Christian without having to condemn or convert people of other faiths? Is it possible to affirm other religious traditions without watering down your own?

In his most important book yet, widely acclaimed author and speaker Brian McLaren proposes a new faith alternative, one built on “benevolence and solidarity rather than rivalry and hostility.” This way of being Christian is strong but doesn’t strong-arm anyone, going beyond mere tolerance to vigorous hospitality toward, interest in, and collaboration with the other.

Blending history, narrative, and brilliant insight, McLaren shows readers step-by-step how to reclaim this strong-benevolent faith, challenging us to stop creating barriers in the name of God and learn how affirming other religions can strengthen our commitment to our own. And in doing so, he invites Christians to become more Christ-like than ever before.