Black Sheep and Prodigals

Dave Tomlinson

'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.

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