{"product_id":"integral-christianity-the-spirits-call-to-evolve-9781557788009","title":"Integral Christianity: The Spirit's Call to Evolve","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a model of Christianity that incorporates the insights of a Jesus-centered theology of biblical interpretation, integral philosophy, and over fifty years of pastoral experience in leading evolutionary change in the local church. The perspectives of integral theory and practice, articulated by Ken Wilber, help uncover the integral approach that Jesus advocated and demonstrated in the metaphors of his time and that traditional Christianity has largely been unable to see. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmith incorporates elements of traditional, modern, and postmodern theological viewpoints, including progressive, New Thought, and emerging\/emergent ones. However, he goes beyond all of them and moves to a Christianity that is devoted to following both the historical Jesus and the Risen Christ whose Spirit beckons to us from the future. Smith says, \"The oldest thing you can say about God is that God is always doing something new. Jesus pushed his own religion to newness by including the best of its past, and transcending the worst of its present. He calls us to do the same, whatever our religion is today.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paragon House Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781557788009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d","brand":"Paul Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659719536796,"sku":"9781557788009","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_81b30483-2af4-430a-b1e9-30a41819ccd5.jpg?v=1603895361","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/integral-christianity-the-spirits-call-to-evolve-9781557788009","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}