A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey.(Review)(Brief Article)

McLaren, Brian D. A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey. Jossey-Bass. (Leadership Network). 2001. c. 192p. ISBN 0-7879-5599-X. $21.95. REL

McLaren, pastor and author of The Church on the Other Side, proposes that postmodernism is the road to take in order to move on from the current stalemate between conservative evangelical and liberal Christians. His books are part of his activist work to promote "innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and a desire to be on the leading edge of ministry." Here he has adopted the fictional tale of an earnest, very conservative pastor who has become so burned out in his church life that he is planning …