false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1169042202m/37989.jpg 37989 2 For all those seeking more authentic ways to hold and practice Christian faith, Brian McLaren has been an inspiring, compassionate&#8212;and provocative&#8212;voice. Starting with the award-winning <i>A New Kind of Christian,</i> McLaren offered a lively, wide-ranging fictional conversation between Pastor Dan Poole and his friend Neil Oliver as they reflected about faith, doubt, reason, mission, leadership, and spiritual practice in the emerging postmodern world. That conversation widened to include several intriguing new characters in the sequel, <i>The Story We Find Ourselves In,</i> as Dan and friends continued to explore faith-stretching themes from evolution to evangelism, from death to the meaning of life. Now, in this third installment of their adventures, Dan and his widening circle of friends grapple with conventional Christian teachings about hell and judgment and what they mean for our relationship with God and each other. Is there an alternative to the usual polar views of a just God short on mercy or a merciful God short on justice?  Could our conflicted views of hell be symptoms of a deeper set of problems &#8211; misunderstandings about what God&#8217;s justice and mercy are about, misconceptions about God&#8217;s purpose in creating the world, deep misgivings about what kind of character God is and what the Christian gospel is for? <p> 37783 8 4 2005 The Last Word and the Word after That: A Tale of Faith, Doubt, and a New Kind of Christianity total:199|5:63|4:77|3:41|2:11|1:7| 199 775 276 30 4 0 false false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 22:59:11 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 23:03:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 26 12:35:39 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 21:26:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu May 28 07:40:15 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 07:41:35 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 17:28:36 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 17:50:59 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Jan 22 14:33:49 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 14:34:52 -0800 2009 1 0 false false Fri Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 14 23:13:40 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 23:14:08 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Aug 14 21:12:23 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 24 14:19:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu May 03 13:08:37 -0700 2007 Sat May 12 18:20:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 27 14:13:36 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 14:15:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 15:53:46 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 13:15:13 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 24 05:03:05 -0700 2008 Wed Feb 04 05:06:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 20 16:20:54 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 16:23:39 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue May 22 15:54:47 -0700 2007 Tue May 22 16:00:52 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Feb 10 19:34:21 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 16 17:11:09 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sun Jul 27 21:58:04 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 21:59:20 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Jul 25 08:05:13 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 08:07:04 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 14:39:52 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 14:41:42 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Apr 21 18:06:56 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 18:08:09 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Jan 30 08:21:59 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 08:23:21 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jan 17 06:52:15 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 17 06:56:47 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=37989