The Story We Find Ourselves In: Further Adventures of a New Kind of Christian

The Story We Find Ourselves In Book Two in The New Kind of Christian Trilogy The Story We Find Ourselves In is the sequel to Brian McLaren′s award–winning book A New Kind of Christian . His witty and wise characters take on difficult, faith–busting themes, from evolution and evangelism to death and the meaning of life—and reveal that the answers to life′s pressing spiritual questions often come from the most unlikely sources. Dan and Neo (and some new characters as well) invite reflection on the story we find ourselves in—that is, the narrative of God′s presence and meaning in the world now and in the future. "McLaren′s narrative is bonfire faith: a warm, spacious history of God where wonder and logic dance freely together. Superb." — Sally Morganthaler , founder, Sacramentis.com

Preface to the Paperback Edition. Acknowledgments. Preface. 1. Tears on My Neck. 2. On the Floor of the Shower. 3. La Cena Santa. 4. A Mate for Lonesome George? 5. Honking and Thudding. 6. Being Giving Being to Beings. 7. A Story of Emergence. 8. A Signed Work of Art. 9. Torquing Normal Modes of Thinking. 10. Too Smart, Too Powerful for Their Own Good. 11. The Global and the Personal. 12. A New Kind of People in the World. 13. A Resistance Movement Against Evil. 14. Conversation: God and Humanity. 15. Priests and Prophets. 16. Poets and Philosophers. 17. One Arm in a Cast, the Other Hooked to an IV. 18. The Thrill of Fishing. 19. Still in Process, Still Young, Still Moving Ahead. 20. More Than Even All the Windows Can Show. 21. Something Special, Something Holy. 22. The Revolution of God. 23. Beautiful Music of Truth and Goodness. 24. Sent Out to Play. 25. Plotting a Spiritual Revolution. 26. Kenyan Double–Roast Caffe Latte. 27. A Junior High Kid at a Dance. 28. Ending and Beginning at the Same Time. 29. Everything Comes Home. 30. Da Mind Dat Stretch Big. 31. A Little Scary at Times. 32. When We Dream of That Kind of Future. 33. To Christmas. 34. Like a Wire into the Wall. 35. Everything We Consume, We Turn Into . . . . 36. No Better Benediction. 37. It Ain’t Over Yet. About Leadership Network. Leadership Network Titles. The Author. A Reader’s Guide for The Story We Find Ourselves In by Timothy Keel.

Brian D. McLaren is a speaker, author, activist, and networker exploring the intersection of Christian faith and contemporary life. He has written or co–written over a dozen books, including A Generous Orthodoxy , The Secret Message of Jesus , and Everything Must Change . For twenty–four years, he served as the founding pastor of Cedar Ridge Community Church in the Washington–Baltimore area. He was named by Time magazine as one of America′s twenty–five most influential Evangelicals. He is a founding member of emergentvillage.com. See www.brianmclaren.net. About Leadership Network The mission of Leadership Network is to identify and connect innovative church leaders and provide them with resources in the form of new ideas, people, and tools. Contact Leadership Network at www.leadnet.org.