Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words are Vanishing - And How We Can Revive Them by Jonathan Merritt

Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words are Vanishing - And How We Can Revive Them by Jonathan Merritt

In a rapidly changing culture, many of us struggle to talk about faith. We can no longer assume our friends understand words such as grace or gospel. Others, like lost and sin, have become so negative they are nearly conversation-enders. 

     Jonathan Merritt knows this frustration well. After moving from the Bible Belt to New York City, he discovered that the sacred terms he used to describe his spiritual life didn't connect as they had in the past.  This launched him into an exploration of an increasing American reluctance to talk about faith--and the data he uncovered revealed a quiet crisis of affecting millions. 

     In this groundbreaking book, Jonathan revives ancient expressions through incisive cultural commentary, vulnerable personal narratives, and surprising biblical insights. Both provocative and liberating, Learning to Speak God from Scratch will breathe new life into your spiritual conversations and invite you into the embrace of the God who inhabits them.

Jonathan Merritt is a faith and culture journalist who has contributed to USA Today, The Christian Science Monitor, CNN.com, and Christianity Today, among other publications. Green Like God: Understanding the Divine Plan for Our Earth, which Publishers Weekly dubbed required reading for churchgoers, is his first book. He has been interviewed by ABC World News, CNN, Fox News, NPR, PBS, The New York Times, and The Washington Post as a respected Christian voice. Jonathan is a member of Cross Pointe Church in Atlanta, Georgia, where he serves and teaches. You can follow him on Twitter, but just @jonathanmerritt.

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ISBN 13	9781601429308
ISBN 10	1601429304
Title	Learning to Speak God from Scratch: Why Sacred Words are Vanishing - And How We Can Revive Them
Author	Jonathan Merritt
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2018-08-14
Number of pages	240
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