51% Christian: Finding Faith after Certainty

by Mark Stenberg, Joel Hodgson (Afterword), Nadia Bolz-Weber (Foreword by)

Overview

God is not an idea. Christian faith is not a set of propositions you either believe or reject. According to a proper Trinitarian understanding, God is essentially relationship, a relationship of sheer, active, ecstatic, self-giving love.

This 51% Christian moniker is a ridiculous label with a deadly serious point. You now have permission to doubt, to question, to get angry at God. But, in the end, its not about you. Faith is about relationship: a living, daily relationship, based on trust, and active in concrete, daily practices.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506400198
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	11/01/2015
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mark Stenberg is a founding pastor of two innovative, emerging churches: House of Mercy Church in St. Paul, Minnesota and Mercy Seat Lutheran Church in Northeast Minneapolis. He holds a PhD from Northwestern University and regularly teaches preaching practicums at Luther Seminary.

Joel Hodgson is a writer, comedian and television actor. He is best known for creating Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K) and starring in it as the character Joel Robinson. He also serves as Creative Lead for Media at Cannae, a Pennsylvania technology firm working on new drive technologies for satellites and other spacefaring vehicles.

Nadia Bolz-Weber is the founding pastor of House for All Sinners and Saints in Denver, Colorado. She is the author of the forthcoming book Accidental Saints (2015) and the New York Times bestselling theological memoir, Pastrix: the Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint (2013).