Dear Brian, I was not disappointed with "A New Kind of Christian." Having read "Church on the Other Side", I looked forward to anything you tossed out to us. I...
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briancrcc@...
May 10, 2001 7:18 pm
Hi, Todd -- Thanks for your encouraging words. Regarding "Open Theism" -- I agree with you ... I don't think it's "the only way to go." Biblically speaking,...
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Pastor Todd
tlittleton@...
May 10, 2001 10:46 pm
Hello Brian, I am helped by your reply. I do like the two phrases you use - ". . . but I don't think we can 'get it all into our heads.'" and " . . . that we...
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briancrcc@...
May 11, 2001 2:06 pm
Todd -- thanks again for your kind words. Regarding ... ... -- I just thought I should say, for the record (for this e-group archive) that both Dan and Neo...
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Patricia Noone
pnoone@...
May 11, 2001 6:29 pm
Hello all--I just finished _A New Kind of Christian_--an incredible, life-changing book (for me at any rate). I must admit I never finished _Finding Faith_,...
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sshields@...
May 14, 2001 3:05 am
Hi all: I wanted to announce the creation of a new site faithmaps.org tools for navigating theology, leadership, discipleship and church life in postmodernity...
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Curtis and Rachel Ramer
crramer@...
May 14, 2001 1:03 pm
Brian and Stephen, I have not yet read A New Kind of Christian, but plan to order it within a week. I loved many aspects of Finding Faith. I went out and...
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briancrcc@...
May 15, 2001 2:55 am
Rachel -- Thanks for your comments. You are very articulate! I think if you go back in the archives in this group, you'll find some conversations which sound...
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Matthew Glock
matthew.glock@...
May 19, 2001 6:09 am
I ordered the book on April 10 while waiting for it to arrive I've been listening in on the conversation. It arrived two days ago and I finished it today. For...
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greybeard49@...
May 27, 2001 5:30 am
I have read only half of New Kind of Christian (through chapter 7) - then I loaned it to a friend who needed a book to read on a trip to Columbus OH. He'll be...
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rashamba94@...
May 29, 2001 5:56 am
I read Brian's first book (Reinventing Your Church) in 1998. I was then a youth/college pastor of an evangelical church in the midwest that was endeavoring to...
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briancrcc@...
May 29, 2001 11:31 am
Sterling -- thanks for your comments. As you can imagine, it is so encouraging to hear how the book is striking a chord with people like yourself. I hope...
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Patricia Noone
pnoone@...
May 29, 2001 2:44 pm
Greetings Sterling--Like you, I found _A New Kind of Christian_ articulating all my intellectual problems. I was Dan and Neo in various ways. I had Dan's...
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Stephen Shields
stephen@...
May 31, 2001 2:10 am
Hi all: While I've linked to a lot of theology sites and articles on faithmaps.org, there aren't a lot of theological sites that reflect postmodern insights....
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revdave9@...
Jun 15, 2001 2:21 pm
Dear Brian, I am just about finished with "A New Kind of Christian" and I must tell you that I am relating to Dan in a big way. I am a pastor of a small...
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Dave Weber
davideweber@...
Jun 26, 2001 3:18 am
I just finished reading "A New Kind of Christian." I am writing this note for a couple of reasons. First of all, I wanted to thank you, Bryan, for another...
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polarisbrad@...
Jun 26, 2001 2:51 pm
I have been "overhearing" the finding faith discussions for over a year, after I first bought the book. It has been very refreshing hearing the discussions...
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Matt Lilly
matt.lilly@...
Jun 26, 2001 8:25 pm
I am also on the last pages of New Kind of Christian. Maybe I am stalling finishing because I too am not wanting to end that which has brought so much pleasure...
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krichards@...
Jun 26, 2001 9:13 pm
I just finished reading A New Kind of Christian and I was really struck by the realization that because a lot of the information I had learned as a child just...
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briancrcc@...
Jun 27, 2001 1:30 am
In a message dated 6/26/01 2:08:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ... That was wishful thinking. After all, this is fiction!!! I figured I could indulge my...
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carlpb92111@...
Jul 9, 2001 4:14 am
I typed in "Liberal Fundamentalist"; in Google.com and I got a reference to "A New Kind of Christian" which I ordered and read. I was raised a fundamentalist...
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Rick Stilwell
rickwell@...
Jul 9, 2001 12:42 pm
Hi, Carl - I'm in South Carolina, not Southern California, but understand looking for someone to talk face-to-face with about some of the changes and ...
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briancrcc@...
Jul 9, 2001 3:22 pm
Hi, Carl -- I wish I had a good referral for you in San Diego ... maybe someone else in this group does. You (and others) might be interested in another...
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Stephen Shields
stephen@...
Jul 9, 2001 4:58 pm
Hi Carl, There are also a number of groups who discuss in the pomo/Christian thoughtspace listed @ ...
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Ken Pratt
prattclan@...
Jul 10, 2001 7:31 pm
I've just stumbled upon this group and though not sure, think I may have found some similarities with where I am in my faith. I haven't read Brian's book(s)...
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Stephen Shields
stephen@...
Jul 10, 2001 7:33 pm
Welcome Ken! We look forward to hearing more! Finding Faith would be an excellent place to start! Stephen Shields sshields@... ...
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Curtis and Rachel Ramer
crramer@...
Jul 11, 2001 3:30 am
Brian and Stephen, I'm in about chapter 4 of A New Kind of Christian. I'm so glad Neo er, Brian, is drawing so much from C. S. Lewis. He has been my "mentor"...
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Carl Bergstrom
carlpb92111@...
Jul 11, 2001 5:13 am
OK…This was triggered by Ken Pratt’s message, and I want to talk about my spiritual journey. I was born into a fundamentalist Christian home and was...
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Ken Pratt
prattclan@...
Jul 11, 2001 11:58 am
Carl, Thanks for speaking up. Your story is very much like my family's, AA and all. I look forward to dialog as well. I was hoping to tell more of my story and...
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Stephen Shields
stephen@...
Jul 11, 2001 2:02 pm
Hi Rachel, I took a look at the Rogue's Gallary on Tektonics and I hadn't read it before. Perhaps others on here have read it and can respond. However, some ...
