Recapturing the Wonder: Transcendent Faith in a Disenchanted World
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (584 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0830845062 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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He lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with his wife, Sarah, and their two daughters. Prior to that, he served for sixteen years as a pastor at Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, Kentucky. . He is the author of The Stories We Tell: How TV and Movies Long for and Echo the Truth and Rhythms of Grace: How the Church's Worship Tells the Story of the Gospel. Mike Cosper is the executive director of Harbor Media, a non-profit media company serving Christians i
We still long for wonder, but we seek it apart from the Wonderful One. Mike Cosper, one of the keenest gospel Christian analysts of culture alive today, shows us in this book why our world has become so disenchanted and charts us back to the joy of awe. It is a deeply spiritual, easily accessible, and creatively written book that encouraged my heart and exposed some disenchantment in the crevices of my own soul. If you feel a little dry and disillusioned or need a refresher on God's invitation to know him more deeply through the practice of the disciplines, this book will serve you well." (Matt Chandler, lead teaching pastor, The Village Church)"Recapturing the Wonder<
A. When we're young, it's easy to believe in the supernatural, the mysterious, the enchanted. Exquisitely written with thoughtful practices woven throughout, this book will feed your soul and help you recapture the wonder of your Christian walk.. And he discovered ancient and modern disciplines that shape a Christian way of life and awaken the possibility of living again in an enchanted world. Even as Christians who believe in the resurrection, we live as if miracles and magic have been drained from the world. As Mike Cosper wrestled with his own disillusionment, he found writers, thinkers, and artists like Hannah Arendt, Charles Taylor, James K. Smith, and David Foster Wallace whose words and ideas reassured him that he was not alone. But as we grow older, we learn to be more "rational" and more confident that reality is merely what we can see