One of the marks of the church of Christ — rightly seen as a reflection of the gospel and of the Christian message — is its ability to connect with every era, culture, and people, presenting the transforming message of God's kingdom in forms its hearers can understand. From the day the apostle Paul stood in the Areopagus and expressed the concepts of the Christian faith in words familiar to the Athenians, Christianity has always sought a dynamic engagement with the culture and thought of its audience in proclaiming the gospel. Brian McLaren is a deeply cultured and well-read author, and his style bears witness to his learning and his command of the subjects he explores. The book's prose is warm and fluent, presenting weighty philosophical and theological concepts with such clarity and charm that readers find themselves captivated from the first page and read on to the end with hardly a pause.
