Book Recommendation Robert E. Webber. The Divine Embrace: Recovering the Passionate Spiritual Life (Baker 2006).

June 10, 2007  •  Relevant Books  •  Kurt

As part of Webber’s Ancient-Future series, Webber develops an informed understanding of spirituality that sweeps the history of the church. He shows ways in which biblical spiritualities have become captive or diluted by culture, and more importantly he develops ways in which the contemporary church, attuned to the impulses of culture, might recapture a spirituality that lives out God’s story together. Webber consistently seeks to move biblical spirituality away from an individualistic, self-centered understanding to a personal and communal sense of being embraced by God.

 

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  1. James Nored

    Kurt,

    I love the ancient-future series, and I look forward to reading this book that you have highlighted. Webber’s passing is quite a loss.

    James

    Jul 9th, 2007

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