Black sheep and prodigals - Dave Tomlinson

'Very interesting, it's all about not alienating people before they even think about crossing the threshold of where you worship.' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2

Do you feel more at home on the edges of faith than at the centre? Would you call yourself a bit of a black sheep?

Too
often Christian spirituality has been associated with conformity, or a
subculture where people don't feel able to ask questions. But Dave
Tomlinson, author of How to be a bad Christian, doesn't think it
has to be like this; instead, our spiritual communities can be
'laboratories of the Spirit' - places where we can explore issues of
faith and spirit with openness, imagination and creativity.

Welcome
to black sheep spirituality - where doubts and questions are an
essential part of faith; where difference of opinion is a sign of a
secure community; where divine revelation is embraced wherever it is
found - in the arts, science and the natural world as well as religious
tradition; and where faith is something that is lived and practised
rather than embalmed in beliefs or ritual.

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