Living the Questions: The Wisdom of Progressive Christianity [Paperback]

Ministers David Felten and Jeff Procter-Murphy, along with an all-star cast of Bible scholars and top church teachers, provide a primer to a church movement that encourages every Christian to “live the questions” instead of “forcing the answers.” Based on the bestselling DVD course of the same name,Living the Questions: The Wisdom of Progressive Christianityincludes commentary from such bestselling authors as Diana Butler Bass, John Shelby Spong, Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, Brian McLaren, and others. Tackling issues of faith and controversial subjects such as the church’s position on homosexuality,Living the Questionsis the most comprehensive, indeed the only survey of progressive Christianity in existence today.

Bringing together the voices of top Bible scholars and church leaders —including Marcus Borg, Diana Butler Bass, John Dominic Crossan, Helen Prejean, and John Shelby Spong—pastors David Felten and Jeff Procter-Murphy present a lively and stimulating tour of what it means to be a progressive Christian. Based on the bestselling DVD course of the same name,Living the Questionsexplores matters many churches are afraid to address including the humanity of Jesus and homosexuality, and examines in a new light traditional faith topics such as the Bible, atonement, salvation, the rapture, and more.

Progressive Christianity is about embracing mystery. & Accordingly, the authors believe that the necessary incompleteness of our theology is an invitation to ongoing creative transformation. . . .Living the Questionsis an excellent introduction to progressive theology.Im so grateful forLiving the Questions.These progressive voices offer less rigid and more expansive approaches to Christian faith, and make room for people who practice critical thinking and question the gatekeepers. They help us see that questioning the gatekeepers is exactly what Jesus was all about.lCĪ