Everything Must Change

Conversations around the idea of Global Christianity are BIG in the universe right now. I just watched Brian McLaren's promo video for his new book called "Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope".

Brian says of this book: "This book... asks two essential questions: What are the world's top crises, and what do the life and message of Jesus say to those global crises? I spent a few years researching the global crisis literature and tried to synthesize the best thinking on the subject. I developed a metaphor to help people understand global crises - a machine with four moving parts, corresponding to the four critical crises that create so much human suffering. Meanwhile, I was studying the gospels in a concentrated way, seeking to understand how Jesus' original hearers would have heard and understood his message of the kingdom of God. The two pursuits enriched each other in ways that I will probably never fully be able to communicate. This book is by far my most ambitious project yet, and I can't imagine ever writing anything that is more important and urgent."

Something for the "gotta read" list!