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  <title><![CDATA[A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I am a missional, evangelical, post/protestant, liberal/conservative, mystical/poetic, biblical, charismatic/contemplative, fundamentalist/calvinist, ... anabaptist/anglican, metho (Emergentys)]]></title>
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  <default_description>By celebrating strengths of many traditions in the church (and beyond), this book will seek to communicate a generous orthodoxy.</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">2006</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>A Generous Orthodoxy: Why I am a missional, evangelical, post/protestant, liberal/conservative, mystical/poetic, biblical, charismatic/contemplative, fundamentalist/calvinist, ... anabaptist/anglican, metho (Emergentys)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Brian D. McLaren]]></name>
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    <review id="12249882">
    <user id="767062">
    <name><![CDATA[Bethany]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Rochester, NY]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>4</votes>
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  <date_added>Fri Jan 11 09:43:50 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jan 11 09:44:32 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I found <em>A Generous Orthodoxy</em> thought-provoking. McLaren uses honesty and wit to portray hard things with gentleness. I especially enjoyed the following points:<br/><br/><strong>The Seven Jesuses I Have Known</strong> - McLaren discusses in detail the different ways Jesus has been manifested in his life. In particu...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12249882">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="26854096">
    <user id="1296644">
    <name><![CDATA[Pete]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[read my review]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Phil Hudson ]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Jul 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 10 09:09:40 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 10 09:40:12 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[The highly scrutinized, non-self-proclaimed manual for the Emerging Church movement. <br/>Pros: I enjoy the thoughtful, stream of conscious, rabbit trail writing that I think McLaren feels at home with.  The authors humility and personal pursuit of Christ is evident.  I think that the label of &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26854096">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="25580218">
    <user id="1097509">
    <name><![CDATA[Karen]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Anyone wondering how to unite with or accept Christian viewpoint]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jun 26 12:50:40 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jun 26 13:43:29 -0700 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[In 1989 I did storytelling at an regional event in PA.  The keynote presenter was a Serminary professor Leonard Sweet.  What he said resonated deeply with me...an over-simplification was that we no longer live in an either/or world.  We live in an AND world.  He spoke about paradox and the nature of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25580218">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="71140534">
    <user id="2636768">
    <name><![CDATA[David]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Menlo Park, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>2</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 13 23:12:07 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 13 23:12:20 -0700 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I’m glad I read this because of all the hub-bub about the “emerging church” movement, but I don’t think I will read it again. I appreciate MacLaren’s questions and the fact that he seeks to dialogue with North American culture and give attention to the varied expressions of Christianity th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71140534">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="4581423">
    <user id="278250">
    <name><![CDATA[Jenn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/278250-jenn?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Aug 15 07:51:07 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Aug 15 12:15:42 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Brian McLaren is a controversial figure for many, but I enjoyed his frankness in this book.  It struck a chord with me in a time when I was looking for more balance among contemporary Christian thinkers.  And I appreciated that his arguments are well thought out and not complaining and petulant.  Ch...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4581423">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="7549350">
    <user id="528643">
    <name><![CDATA[Patricia]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Keedysville, MD]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/528643-patricia?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Oct 10 14:54:03 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 13 08:22:19 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought this was an interesting read.  He writes in a clear and concise manner and adds humor to the book that a lot of theology writers don't have.  He makes a good case for why we can be all of those things....why we don't have to choose to alienate one another with our titles and labels.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="9378834">
    <user id="185723">
    <name><![CDATA[Kevin]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Baltimore, MD]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/185723-kevin-griffin-moreno?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Nov 20 19:52:34 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Nov 20 19:54:45 -0800 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[To say that this book finally helped me realize that I'd become a Christian somewhere along the way would be glib.  But I will say that it helped clarify some of my ambivalence over my religious identity.  A worthwhile read.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9378834?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="1224099">
    <user id="84027">
    <name><![CDATA[Ryan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/84027-ryan?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[The denominated.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue May 15 09:19:35 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue May 15 09:22:20 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Definitelynt a speed read. This is a book designed for slow digestion and though. Brings forth the beauty of the different parts of the Church, and incites a real desire for more unity or at least tolerance within it. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1224099?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="6258621">
    <user id="357098">
    <name><![CDATA[Vera]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Singapore]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/357098-vera?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Sep 15 17:44:53 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Sep 15 17:46:42 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[I'm still reading this. Stopped midway as I started researching the author and finding out if his views (controversial they may be) are seen by mainstream Christian organisations as biblical and legitimate. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6258621?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="518824">
    <user id="45409">
    <name><![CDATA[Andrea]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/45409-andrea?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Anyone disenfranchised with modern day &quot;Christianity&quot;]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Apr 01 08:24:41 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Apr 01 08:26:36 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[It guaranteed I would &quot;love this book&quot; on the cover, and it was right.  McLaren continues to offer a fresh and interesting perspective on what it can look like for someone to be a Christian this day in age.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/518824?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="15105450">
    <user id="618376">
    <name><![CDATA[Sandy]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Montgomery Village, MD]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Feb 10 19:33:14 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 11 20:46:54 -0800 2008</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[This is my favorite McLaren book. He looks at a number of the Christian traditions and basically says what he thinks is good &amp; bad in each. I think his idea is to keep the good &amp; throw out the bad. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15105450?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="10038739">
    <user id="661117">
    <name><![CDATA[Jhcuatro]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Radcliff, KY]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/661117-jhcuatro?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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      <rating>5</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Anyone that has ever thought about what they believe.]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Dec 06 10:06:47 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Dec 06 11:27:08 -0800 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[God is way bigger than I.  There are people who are challenging the &quot;boundaries&quot; and pushing the &quot;walls&quot; of what it means to be a Christian.  <br/><br/>I learned that, &quot;I don't know what I once knew.&quot;<br/><br/><br/>]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10038739?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="5970699">
    <user id="366062">
    <name><![CDATA[Karl]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>1</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 09 20:42:06 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 09 20:48:03 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[It seams like he sometimes just says things to say them... decent read though.  It helps explain some of the other things he says in other places.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5970699?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="648909">
    <user id="50729">
    <name><![CDATA[Tim.]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Seattle, WA]]></location>        
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/50729-tim?utm_medium=api]]></url>
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Apr 09 12:22:31 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Apr 09 12:24:20 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thought the question Maclaren offers are interesting, but I felt like he was trying way too hard to be funny and relevant.  Comes off far too arrogant.]]></body>
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</review>
    <review id="361663">
    <user id="33116">
    <name><![CDATA[jenn]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Ventura, CA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <read_at></read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Mar 21 08:42:55 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Nov 01 10:15:16 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[i've been working on this book for a long time. so far, it's fantastic. for some reason, the concepts take me a really long time to process though. ]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/361663?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="1394963">
    <user id="95102">
    <name><![CDATA[Geoffrey]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Denver, CO]]></location>        
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      <rating>3</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Not everyone for once]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed May 23 14:54:02 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed May 23 14:55:54 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Has some serious meat in it. However, it's a dry read. Black and white if you know what I mean (rather than his usual imaginitive writings).]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1394963?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="7453373">
    <user id="515319">
    <name><![CDATA[Stephan]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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      <rating>0</rating>
  <votes>1</votes>
  <sell_flag>false</sell_flag>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[any  christian or non christian curious about  what christianity has the capacity for]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 08 18:19:31 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Oct 08 18:21:40 -0700 2007</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[this  book should not be skimmed, or  used to perpetuate further flimsy arguments  against the author, but rather digested.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7453373?utm_medium=api]]></url>
</review>
    <review id="5770315">
    <user id="263372">
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    <body><![CDATA[Being a Christian is being about more than a denomination, or specific title. It's a mysterious, abstract way of the heart.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q= Brian McLaren" title=" Brian McLaren"> Brian McLaren</a> pushes the boundaries somewhat in this provocative book. So naturally I loved it! :)]]></body>
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