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The Barbarian Way: Unleash the Untamed Faith Within
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By Starr · 7 posts · 17 views
last updated Jan 07, 2010 05:52PM
(Being Present) The Little Book of Letting Go
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By Starr · 6 posts · 12 views
last updated Mar 21, 2009 11:29AM
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The author uses the metaphor of the barbarian to express that the church has become too civilized, too domesticated. Religion has become an institution, working to keep God confined in a human-sized box. Its activities are designed to comfort and reassure people. Some great quotes:
“To follow Christ is to abandon the luxury of safety and security.”
“The more civilized we become, the more detached from the pain of others we end up.”
“We need to find the courage and freedom to be ourselves.”
“Civiliz ...more
“To follow Christ is to abandon the luxury of safety and security.”
“The more civilized we become, the more detached from the pain of others we end up.”
“We need to find the courage and freedom to be ourselves.”
“Civiliz ...more
Jan 31, 2009
Starr
marked it as to-read
Jan 07, 2010
Eleni
marked it as to-read
