Soultsunami : sink or swim in new millennium culture
Road rage, animal rights, cyberporn, crystal healing, doctor-assisted suicide - everywhere we look, the signs all tell us we're living in a post-Christian culture. Or are we' Leonard Sweet -- cultural historian, preacher, futurist, creatologist, and preeminent thinker -- firmly believes we live today in a pre-Christian society, fraught with challenges, dangers, critical choices, and above all, tremendous potential for the church. The outcome will depend on our response to today's flood of religious pluralism that threatens to sweep us away. What will we do' Deny the reality of the incoming surge' "Hunker in the bunker," hermetically sealing ourselves in an increasingly out-of-touch church counterculture' Or will we boldly hoist our sails, and -- looking to God for guidance and strength -- move with confidence and purpose over the waves. SoulTsunami is a fascinating, even mind-numbing look at the implications of our changing world for the church in the 21st century. With uncanny wisdom and trademark wit, Leonard Sweet explores ten key "futuribles" (precision guesses that fall short of predictions), expanding on and relating topics ranging from the reentry of theism and spiritual longing in contemporary society, to the impact of modern technology, to the global renaissance, to models for the church to reach people caught in the cultural maelstrom. Here are eye-opening perspectives on the church from within and from without - from its surrounding society. Lively, well-written, and provocative, SoulTsunami is a clarion call for Christians to remove their tunnel-vision glasses and take a good look at the swelling postmodern flood. It also is a voice of encouragement, affirming the church in its role as God's lifeboat. And it is a passionate, prophetic guide, pointing the way to reach a world swept out to sea
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AcknowledgmentsIntroductionGet With ItLife Ring #10Get Into It
A Pre-Christian SocietyLife Ring #9Get Chaordic
"Chaordic" Churches and "Chaordic" LeadersLife Ring #8Get Glocal
The Global RenaissanceLife Ring #7Get Dechurched
De-EverythingLife Ring #6Get EPIC
HOT (Hands-On Truth) Churches for a HOT (High-Online Technology) CultureLife Ring #5Get Bionomic
The Loss of Genetic InnocenceLife Ring #4Get Deidolized
The Godlet PhenomenonLife Ring #3Get Green
Seven Heads: One BodyLife Ring #2Get Morphed
The MultiverseLife Ring #1Get Souled Out
The God RushAppendix 1: Edge-ChurchesAppendix 2: Selected Bibliography on Church-based Urban Ministry
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