{"product_id":"unfettered-imagining-a-childlike-faith-beyond-the-baggage-of-western-culture-9781587435058","title":"Unfettered: Imagining a Childlike Faith Beyond the Baggage of Western Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Smith's sage advice will aid Christians in recognizing the simple joys of practicing their faith.\"--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWestern 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePopular 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnfettered\u003c\/i\u003e helps us reimagine how to follow God with our whole selves again and join with God's mission in the world. Foreword by Walter Brueggemann.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMandy Smith \u003c\/b\u003eis a pastor and speaker. Her book \u003ci\u003eThe Vulnerable Pastor\u003c\/i\u003e was named a best book of the year by Missio Alliance, \u003ci\u003eLeadership Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnglewood Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and Hearts and Minds Bookstore. Smith directed Missio Alliance's SheLeads Summit for two years, has been the keynote speaker at many national gatherings, and teaches at Fuller Theological Seminary and Western Seminary's Eugene Peterson Center for Christian Imagination. She is also a regular contributor to Missio Alliance and \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Brazos Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50444318408978,"sku":"9781587435058","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_49d639c6-63bf-426a-9a60-4eba13b2f7ce.jpg?v=1729679970","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/unfettered-imagining-a-childlike-faith-beyond-the-baggage-of-western-culture-9781587435058","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}