{"product_id":"black-sheep-and-prodigals-9781473611047","title":"Black Sheep and Prodigals","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e''Very interesting, it''s all about not alienating people \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ebefore they even think about crossing the threshold of where you worship.'' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo you feel more at home on the edges of faith than at the centre? Would you call yourself a bit of a black sheep? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToo  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 \u003ci\u003eHow to be a bad Christian\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome  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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI finished Black Sheep and Prodigals impressed by the work of Dave  Tomlinson, and I would be a difficult person to win over: here is a  priest who celebrates holy communion with Hobnob biscuits and  communicates the unbaptised ... what shines through is Tomlinson's  commitment to people whom the Church has missed, or grasped all too  eagerly and burnt in the process. - The Church Times\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739505242455,"sku":"9781473611047","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473611047.jpg?v=1720052427","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/black-sheep-and-prodigals-9781473611047","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}