There is general agreement that Christianity in the West is facing a major crisis, with research confirming that there is a rapid decline in church membership, especially among young people.Why is this happening? And does the crisis present opportunities for the church in its evangelising mission? Why has the life and teachings of Jesus – the way of Jesus - become so complicated?Based on a key New Testament text that the Spirit ‘blows where it wills’, the author argues that part of the problem is that so much of Church doctrine, structure and life is based on a world view that no longer makes sense. In faith, he reflects on how the Jesus tradition can be presented to a world where scientific discovery makes us aware of our planet within a vast universe and the interconnectedness of every living thing in the cosmos.He asks what are the implications of this new cosmic awareness for the Christian story in the third millennium? He well understands the experience of those many people who have abandoned traditional church communities yet express deep longings for spiritual sustenance and support to lead a good life; and to find meaning in their Christian heritage or recover something of a lost faith heritage.He calls for serious and sustained renewal in the church, attentive to the Spirit, learning to trust, listen, study, celebrate, act and above all, discern the most authentic paths to experience the presence of a living God in our ever-evolving world.This call includes a series of ‘what if’ questions to stimulate thought, reflection, discussion and planning. It includes spiritual renewal and meditation, the recovery of lectio divina, the strengthening of prayer and meditation, a renewed appreciation of the arts and music, an attitude of wonder and thanks for the beauty and complexity of our cosmos.

The Wind Blows Where it Chooses

Religion & Spirituality

Treston, Kevin

Christian Books & Bibles

Coventry Press

A New Vision of Religious Education: Theory, History, Practice, & Spirituality for Dres, Catechists, & Teachers

Reference

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Twenty Third Pubns

Creative Christian Leadership: Skills for More Effective Ministry

<p>Here's a great morale booster for teachers who see their work as more than just a job. This Catholic religious educator describes the vocation of teaching from five perspectives: integrity, wisdom, generativity, learning, and justice. It shows how teachers of any discipline can develop and nurture these Christian qualities in themselves and their students. .</p>

Five Dynamic Dimensions for Effective Teaching

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

<p>Christianity in the West is facing serious challenges to communicate its message of the Good News and its way of life. The many threats to the vitality of the churches emanate from a whole series of sources such as the culture of scientific materialism, alienation from institutions and the rigidity of churches to engage in serious renewal that both incorporates the spiritual heritage of the past and is open to new horizons of how the Christian story is told and celebrated. Kevin Treston considers how the Traditional Christian Story needs to be complemented by a new story, the Cosmic Christian Story that situates God's revelation in Jesus as the Christ within the great story of the universe. In recent decades, there has been a massive shift in global consciousness and scientific advances. Unless the Christ story is embedded within this consciousness, the Jesus story will tend to be marginalised in a world shaped by the new sciences of quantum physics, evolution, cosmology and morphic energy field theories. For the church, there is no time to delay lest the Good News becomes remote from the cultural mainstream of a new unitive consciousness. The author poses key questions for our consideration. What is the driving impulse for the advent of Jesus? Is the core impulse the restoration of God's relationship with humanity after the primal sin, or is the impulse for God's revelation in Jesus an act of love within the evolutionary story of the universe? How can these faith perspectives be integrated into a vital Christian story? The Cosmic Christian Story is presented as a relevant story for our age and time. The book is for general readers, with reflection questions throughout as guides to small group discussions.</p>

Who Do You Say I Am?: The Christ Story in the Cosmic Context

Religious Studies

Wipf and Stock

Christianity in the West is facing serious challenges to communicate its message of the Good News and its way of life. The many threats to the vitality of the churches emanate from a whole series of sources such as the culture of scientific materialism, alienation from institutions and the rigidity of churches to engage in serious renewal that both incorporates the spiritual heritage of the past and is open to new horizons of how the Christian story is told and celebrated. Kevin Treston considers how the Traditional Christian Story needs to be complemented by a new story, the Cosmic Christian Story that situates God's revelation in Jesus as the Christ within the great story of the universe. In recent decades, there has been a massive shift in global consciousness and scientific advances. Unless the Christ story is embedded within this consciousness, the Jesus story will tend to be marginalised in a world shaped by the new sciences of quantum physics, evolution, cosmology and morphic energy field theories. For the church, there is no time to delay lest the Good News becomes remote from the cultural mainstream of a new unitive consciousness. The author poses key questions for our consideration. 'What is the driving impulse for the advent of Jesus?', 'Is the core impulse the restoration of God's relationship with humanity after the primal sin, or is the impulse for God's revelation in Jesus an act of love within the evolutionary story of the universe?', 'How can these faith perspectives be integrated into a vital Christian story?' The Cosmic Christian Story is presented as a relevant story for our age and time. The book is for general readers, with reflection questions throughout as guides to small group discussions. Kevin Treston has worked in ministry for over sixty years across Australia and in many countries. He has graduated BA (Hons), MA (Hons), MEd, PhD (University of Notre Dame) and pursued post-doctoral studies in Washington, Chicago and Boston. He has been a Visiting Scholar at Boston College. He is a member of the Association of Practical Theology Oceania and was awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services to Catholic education. Kevin lives with his wife Kathryn in Brisbane, Australia.

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