After the Good News - Progressive Faith Beyond Optimism (Paperback)

Progressive faith is at a crossroads. Liberal pulpits ring with grand sermons about the arc that bends toward justice and about progress "onward and upward forever." Meanwhile, the people in the pews struggle to attend to the suffering of their souls and the tragic aspects of life. In this engaging polemic, using stories and metaphor, Nancy McDonald Ladd issues a call for change. Speaking from a rising generation of clergy and lay leaders who formed their commitments to liberal religion at the end of the optimistic modernist age, she shows how the religious life is not characterised by endless human advancement, but by lurching movement, crisis management and pain. With humour and humanity, Ladd calls religious progressives to greater authenticity and truth-telling rather than blind optimism. She charts a course forward that includes reclaiming rituals of atonement and lament and becoming more vulnerable and accountable in our relationships. She shows how, together, we might build a necessary and greater resilience among ourselves and for the generations to come.

General

Imprint:	Skinner House Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2019
Authors:	Nancy McDonald Ladd
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-1-55896-828-8
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	1-55896-828-8
Barcode:	9781558968288

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