reinventing life and faith for the future Sine, Tom. creator text bibliography miu Grand Rapids, Mich Baker Books c1999 1999 monographic eng

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249 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Summary: Rapid global change is giving many Christians and churches a ride on the wild side. As a futurist, Tom Sine helps make sense of the change hammering our lives, families, and congregations in a new-one-world economic order. He offers ways to reinvent how we live our lives and act out our faith, to anticipate and respond creatively to the opportunities and challenges of our global future. In the contest between economic globalization (McWorld) and God's "mustard seed" agenda, Sine invites us to set aside the aspirations of McWorld. --From publisher's description. Contents: Introduction: A Ride on the Wild Side -- Part 1. Crisis of Foresight: Learning to Take the Future Seriously -- 1. Ride on the Wet Side: Learning to Surf with Shakespeare -- 2. McWorld: A Race to the Top -- 3. Trek into a Cyber-Future: Rewiring Our Communities and Politics for the Third Millennium -- 4. Race to the Bottom for the Western Middle -- 5. Race to the Bottom for the Global Poor -- 6. Race to the Bottom for the Incredible Shrinking Western Church -- Part 2. Crisis of Vision: Learning to Take the Future of God Seriously -- 7. How Did We Get off the Tracks? -- 8. How Can We Find Our Way Home? -- Part 3. Crisis of Creativity: Learning to Take Imagination Seriously -- 9. Reinventing Christian Life and Community for a New Millennium -- 10. Reinventing Christian Mission for a New Millennium. Tom Sine. Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-249). Christianity Forecasting Church and the world BR 121.2. S5548 1999 261 0801090881 99025951 DLC 990317 20160115124847.0 2630496