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Engage: Faith that Matters
Faith that matters begins and ends with Jesus—and is focused on Him everywhere in between. But engaging with Jesus will also and always draw us back to our time and place, to our communities and our world. This collection of essays wrestles with aspects of this faithful process, particularly as it calls us to engage with issues that hurt those who are most marginalised and vulnerable in our world. Read, share, enjoy, disagree, think, do, engage . . . “I’ve had the pleasure of editing Nathan Brown’s columns for more years than I care to remember. His observations are not only grounded in reality, they challenge readers to embrace kingdom ideals in practical ways. His is one of the truly prophetic voices of our church today.”—Stephen Chavez, Adventist World “No-one writes about faith that matters like Nathan Brown. His transparently honest exploration of the intersection of faith and justice that is our lived experience will cause you to stop, engage and then take another step on your faith journey.”—Mark Webster, Regional Director–Asia, Adventist Development and Relief Agency Nathan Brown is a writer and editor, based near Melbourne, Australia. He has written as a magazine editor, columnist and blogger, and continues to write for publications and websites around the world.
127 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 21, 2018
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April 5, 2018
Narrowly engages “ true believers “ sda style
Mostly engages within a seventh day Adventist context. References to Ellen white might seem odd to non Adventist Christians. As an ex sda myself now atheist I found it to be largely in pious credulous mode. Some parts with delightful “ creative imagination “ . The “ news” and “ empty churches “ micro chapters were fun. I was a tad upset with the racism is atheism chapter, written perhaps in a click bait way it’s more “ no good Christian would be racist “ , which is fine by me. Technically it would translate better as don’t worship a god that approves of racism ( monaltry maybe ?). Largely a collection of mini essays written over a decade. Unlikely to appeal much outside of presumed target audience ( sdas) . On the upside: solid emphasis on social justice. The empty churches idea gives me bit of a giggle yet it’s intent is to get of the pews and help make the world a better place ; that bit I’m very happy to engage with
Mostly engages within a seventh day Adventist context. References to Ellen white might seem odd to non Adventist Christians. As an ex sda myself now atheist I found it to be largely in pious credulous mode. Some parts with delightful “ creative imagination “ . The “ news” and “ empty churches “ micro chapters were fun. I was a tad upset with the racism is atheism chapter, written perhaps in a click bait way it’s more “ no good Christian would be racist “ , which is fine by me. Technically it would translate better as don’t worship a god that approves of racism ( monaltry maybe ?). Largely a collection of mini essays written over a decade. Unlikely to appeal much outside of presumed target audience ( sdas) . On the upside: solid emphasis on social justice. The empty churches idea gives me bit of a giggle yet it’s intent is to get of the pews and help make the world a better place ; that bit I’m very happy to engage with
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