"McLaren is considered one of the country''s most influential evangelicals, and his new book . . . takes aim at some core doctrinal beliefs." —NPR''s Morning EditionA New Kind of Christianity is Brian D. McLaren''s much anticipated follow-up to his breakthrough work of the emergent-church movement, A New Kind of Christian. Named by Time magazine as one of America''s top twenty-five evangelicals, McLaren, along with such contemporaries as N.T. Wright, Jim Wallis, and Rob Bell, is one of the acknowledged leaders of a new generation of Christians who want to update their faith for current times while remaining true to the core message of Jesus. In this controversial and thought-provoking book, McLaren explores the questions that will determine the shape of Christianity for the next 500 years."McLaren is advocating a different, perhaps upgraded form of Christianity that takes a more objective view of history and employs a better interpretation of the Bible . . . rendering it more applicable and accessible to a modern, educated people." —The Huffington Post"[McLaren] is packaging spiritual dynamite and shipping it to cells of believers nationwide who are so restless with the bondage of ''church life'' that they want to blow the roof off and start again." —Read the Spirit"Some people are scared to read McLaren, but those who refuse to do so should be feared even more. Why? Because they''re excluding themselves from having a voice in one of the most significant conversations that will shape Christianity for years to come." —The Faithful Reader