Christian information has multiplied, but information alone does not form a faithful life. In Volume I of The Living Library, Will Bourne asks what people encounter through Christians and churches. He invites readers to notice what is shaping them, trace truth into practice, remember the people God has used, and become a shared witness centered on Jesus.
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The Living Library Curriculum · Volume 1 of 6 · Catalog 43301
The Living Library: The Vision
Becoming the Kind of People Through Whom Christ Is Read
Christian information has multiplied, but information alone does not form a faithful life.
Bourne Again Living Library · Catalog 43301
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Christian information has multiplied, but information alone does not form a faithful life. In Volume I of The Living Library, Will Bourne asks what people encounter through Christians and churches. He invites readers to notice what is shaping them, trace truth into practice, remember the people God has used, and become a shared witness centered on Jesus.
Questions this book helps you face
- What is the Living Library?
- Why begin a six-volume curriculum with vision rather than doctrine or technique?
- What do you hope readers receive from Volume I?
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Read the Written Interview →ARTICLE MOVEMENTStart Here: Identity and Formation
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