Subversive Spirituality: Transforming Mission through the Collapse of Space and Time (Princeton Theological Monograph)
"Jensen (leadership and Christian formation, Fuller Theological Seminary, California) argues that various complex factors have conspired to disconnect Christian mission from spirituality, and describes what God is doing to reconnect them. Among the conspiring factors, he counts fascination with spiritualities other than Christian and the opportunity to be connected instantly with them through the Internet, the recognition that Western culture represents a cross-cultural challenge to mission, the hurried pace of life that separates outward mission from inner spirituality, and the disappearances of spaces and places conducive to meaningful relationships and community. The theme of rhythm ties it all together." Book News Inc., Reference  -  Research Book News  -  October 2011 'The highlights of the book are his treatment of the early church and modern examples of subversive spirituality ...  Jensen [provides] a helpful sketch of the spiritual pursuits of young people who are the future of the church. He concludes that the church desperately needs  increased space and time with God until He fills us with love and joy. Jensen hopes that readers will come away from Subversive Spirituality with a renewed passion for 'Communion, Community and Ministry'  -  the prescription for the hurry sickness of our culture.' Craig Stephans in Theological Book Review Vol. 23, No. 2, 2011. 'This is book fulsome. It is built on a theological, historical, cultural, and field analysis, both of contemporary Western culture and Christian institutions, to propose a model for spirituality and mission that subverts the collapsed spatial and temporal codes that have infiltrated and affected societal and Christian identity. (...) For anyone wishing to engage with the burgeoning theme of spirituality and Christian mission, this book needs to be consulted. It offers uniquely good ideas, albeit at times sophisticatedly expressed, invaluable research material, and powerful critiques of many relevant issues.' Barry Linney in Reviews in Religion and Theology, Vol. 19, Issue 4.--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.