Notes from Everything Must Change Lecture
**UPDATE**
Helen graciously corrected me. Brian’s “Deep Shift” tour hasn’t started yet. It doesn’t begin until spring of next year in North Carolina. The lecture I originally mentioned was titled “Truth-Telling in “Christian” America: Globalization, Poverty and the Environment” and was given at Dominican University. Although I haven’t read the entire book yet, it seems that this lecture provides the best brief snapshot Brian could possibly provide in one installment.
While I’m on the subject check out Helen’s review of the book. Good stuff.
**UPDATE**
Brian McLaren has hit the road recently, launching a speaking tour to promote his newest book, Everything Must Change. I just started the book and it is fantastic, I highly recommend it–you can’t go wrong with any of Brian’s work. I feel pretty special, I was able to get an uncorrected proof–a reader’s advance copy–that only reviewers normally have access to; so, I’ve been noticing all the nitpicky errors most editors would point out. Not that I’m any good at editing, but I do feel distinguished.
Anyway, I’d hoped to catch the tour when it came close, but it looks like the cost may prohibit me from doing so. BUT–the other day I ran across a link over at Jesus Creed to an excellent set of notes from one of Brian’s lectures about the book. You can view the notes here. I don’t think it’s a complete digest of what Brian is actually talking about on the tour, but I think its a good start.
~bh ><>
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Hi Blake, thanks for mentioning my notes on Brian’s lecture.
I think you’re right that this lecture didn’t cover everything Brian will go into in his Deep Shift Tour. This was part of a lecture series on Truth and Consequences at a local Catholic university. I think Brian is on a book signing tour at the moment but his Deep Shift Tour hasn’t begun yet.
I felt that the lecture gave a good overview of the content of the book but in one lecture Brian couldn’t possibly go into as much detail as he does in the book.
I also posted my review of Brian’s book this week.
Maybe if you can’t afford the tour you can get together a local group of people interested in acting on Brian’s ideas; then you could encourage each other and report back to each other what action steps you’re taking – steps that move you closer to Jesus’ framing story instead of the Empire/Domination one which tends to prevail in all cultures with resources.