Author and activist Brian McLaren joins us again, this time to explore how we navigate the many current crises humanity is facing. He reflects on the role of art, spirituality, and indigenous teaching in fostering the wisdom and resilience we’ll need as we try to imagine a new world. It’s a profound reflection on how we can confront humanity’s greatest challenges with courage and hope.

Following the interview Nomad hosts Tim Nash and Anna Robinson reflect on Brian’s insights and how facing the reality of the profound challenges humanity is facing, such as the climate crisis, has shaped their faith journey.

Interview starts at 11m 25s

WEBSITE

Brian McLaren

BOOKS

Life after Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart

Do I Stay Christian?: A Guide for the Doubters, the Disappointed and the Disillusioned

Faith after Doubt: Why Your Beliefs Stopped Working and What to Do About It

The Great Spiritual Migration: How the World’s Largest Religion is Seeking a Better Way to Be Christian

We Make the Road by Walking: A Year-Long Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation and Activation

Why Did Jesus, Moses, the Buddha and Mohammed Cross the Road?: Christian Identity in a Multi-faith World

BOOKS MENTIONED

Crisis Contemplation – Barbara Holmes

The Dao of Civilization: A Letter to China – Freya Mathews

QUOTES

“Artists help us see the beauty of things that have been lost or that are being lost or that are in danger of being lost…They invite us to those deeper places and they help us access empathy.”

“The sparrow has a way of life that doesn’t require mortgaging into the future. They live within the budget of life and vitality available to them.”

“My dream is that as the challenges get greater, people will discover deeper wisdom, deeper resources, and deeper courage to face what comes.”