Christian Growth from A to Z: A Practical Discipleship Manual for New and Growing Christians Book

This was a great book for thinking about spirituality in a different way. Gottlieb challenges us to connect our spirituality with the real world challenges of global climate change. He is critical of the emphasis on spirituality as a mean for finding personal peace in the midst of this crisis. He would rather we find that peace as we engage the major issues of poverty, injustice and ecological disaster. While at times he gets a little wordy, and his long chapters could have used some sub-headings to help the reader follow his thought, these minor problems do not take away from this deeply insightful and engaging book.

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