Life After Doom

Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart

Brian D. McLaren

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John Murray Publishers Ltd
13 August 2024

Christianity; Christian theology; Christian spirituality & religious experience

What does faith look like when cynicism seems more plausible?

What does hope look like when hope seems irrational?

What does love look like when hate becomes more popular?

In recent years, author and activist Brian McLaren has sensed a widespread emotional shift among growing numbers of people. More and more friends, colleagues, students, and readers confess their sense of futility, their feelings of frustration bordering on despair. They feel that human civilization has passed certain tipping points and that a tide of doom is inexorably rising. This feeling creates a deep inner divide, a tension between a sincere and hopeful commitment to action for the common good on the one hand, and on the other, a feeling that no actions can prevent the arrival of an undesirable or even dystopian future.

Life After Doom is a sober analysis of how things stand in relation to climate breakdown, and a deeply insightful exploration of the challenge of living well, maintaining resilience and growing in wisdom and love in the face of nations, ecosystems, economies, religions, and other institutions in disarray. Brian McLaren is the author of Faith After Doubt and Do I Stay Christian? and is a leading and authoritative voice at the intersection of religious faith and contemporary culture.

'A book of rare wisdom, genuinely profound in depth and scope'

DIANA BUTLER BASS

By: Brian D. McLaren
Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 480g
ISBN: 9781399814171
ISBN 10: 1399814176
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 13 August 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Brian McLaren is a bestselling author, internationally acclaimed speaker and outspoken advocate for 'a new kind of Christianity'. Named one of Time magazine's 25 most influential Evangelical Christians, McLaren was a pastor for over 20 years. He is a frequent guest on radio and television programmes, and an in-demand blogger on faith and public policy (brianmclaren.net). @brianmclaren

Reviews for Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart

As rich and thoughtful as all of Brian McLaren's work, but with a particular urgency! -- Bill McKibben Riveting. Challenging. Brave. Devastating. Hopeful. -- Rabbi Sharon Brous, IKAR, author of The Amen Effect