Q & R: Women in this conversation
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I know this is going to be random, but I thought I might give it a shot.
My name is ??? and I'm 21 years old. I love so much of what Brian (and others) are contributing to the church as a community and how he isn't afraid to question everything. I could go on about how much I love the conversations that are going on within the church as a whole right now, but that's not my purpose in writing.
I am desperate to find women who are asking similar questions and engaging in this converstion. There are so many men to look up to and learn from in this conversation, but I don't know of many women. And it's not that I can't learn from men but as a young woman myself I very much want another woman who is asking similar questions, someone to relate to. Within my local church and circle of friends and acquaintances I am the only woman who is passionate about, and engaging in this new messyness that some have labled the emerging conversation. My question is this. Who are the women that are visible in this conversation that I could learn from? I've struggled to find them and if there are any women authors or speakers or pastors etc., that you could recomend to me that would be so very much appreciated. I know whoever is reading this must be very busy with e-mails so I understand if you don't have the time to answer this; however if you do that would be amazing! Thanks for your time regardless :)
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Christians, Muslims, and Jews … Tom Krattenmaker gets it right
Tom Krattenmaker offers a beautiful piece on interfaith friendships.
And this story from the Washington Post goes in the same hopeful direction.
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Christians and Muslims … Worst and Best
To my Christian friends: would you agree with this statement?
Christianity was not intended to create a chosen people, fostering exclusive claims for themselves, while looking down upon the rest of humanity like a sea of untouchables or regarding the animate and inanimate worlds around them as fields readied for wanton exploitation. Wherever Christians find themselves, they are called upon to be actively and positively engaged as vanguards of mercy, welfare, and well-being.
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More on NKOC …
Here's a note I recently received about NKOC from someone who describes his background as "zealous evangelical, and probably fundamentalist."
Hi, my name is XXX. ... I've been on the road several weeks this summer, and I came across A New Kind of Christian.
I used to be a zealous evangelical, and probably a fundamentalist. Went to Bible College in Dallas, was always in church. Then at some point I started going through a lot of changes mentally and spiritually. It was really an awakening to the concept and the reality of grace. But, something in me was being pulled away from the church more and more as I started falling more and more in love with Jesus. It was a very weird and scary and a lot of the times exciting adventure. An adventure, that among other things has led up to me being judged (I don't know if 'judged' is a good word, the ones I keep in contact with are "worried" about me though) by my fellow Bible College grads, etc...
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If you live in the New York City – Connecticut area …
I'll be speaking at Christ Church in Greenwich, Connecticut, September 20th, preaching at 9 and 11:15, signing books at 10, and leading a workshop 1:30-4:30. It would be great to have you come! You can download the flyer with details here:
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Then I'll be at Berkeley Divinity School and Yale on Monday the 21st - details TBA.
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