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Unfettered : imagining a childlike faith beyond the baggage of Western culture / Mandy Smith ; foreword by Walter Brueggemann.

by Smith, Mandy, 1971- author.

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Grand Rapids, Michigan : Brazos Press, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2021]

Christianity and culture.

9781587435058 (paperback) :

1587435055 (paperback) :

xii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Rest -- What gets in the way of rest -- Receive -- What doesn't get in the way of receiving -- Respond -- What keeps us from responding -- A theology of childlikeness -- Rest, receive, respond.

Western culture is in a tailspin, and Christian faith is entangled in it: we do kingdom things in empire ways. Western approaches to faith leave us feeling depressed, doubting, anxious, and burned out. We know something is wrong with the way we do faith and church in the West, but we're so steeped in it that we don't know where to begin to break old habits. Popular pastor and speaker Mandy Smith invites us to be unfettered from the deeply ingrained habits of Western culture so we can do kingdom things in kingdom ways again. She explores how we can be transformed by new postures and habits that help us see God already at work in and around us. The way forward isn't more ideas, programs, and problem-solving but in Jesus's surprising invitation to the kingdom through childlikeness. Ultimately, rediscovering childlike habits is a way for us to remember how to be human. Unfettered helps us reimagine how to follow God with our whole selves again and join with God's mission in the world.

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