{"product_id":"books-black-sheep-and-prodigals-by-dave-tomlinson","title":"Black Sheep and Prodigals","description":"'Very interesting, it's all about not alienating people before they even think about crossing the threshold of where you worship.' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2  Do you feel more at home on the edges of faith than at the centre? Would you call yourself a bit of a black sheep?   Too  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 How to be a bad Christian, 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.   Welcome  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 as well as religious  tradition; and where faith is something that is lived and practised  rather than embalmed in beliefs or ritual.  'Theology for anyone and everyone' BBC Radio 2","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53507876258065,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781473611047.jpg?v=1778136476","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-black-sheep-and-prodigals-by-dave-tomlinson","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}