Livros de brian d mclaren biography

American pastor and author (born 1956)

For the Canadian sprinter, see Brian MacLaren.

Brian D. McLaren (born 1956) is an author, speaker, activist, public theologian and was a leading figure in the emerging church movement.

McLaren is often associated with postmodern Christianity.^[1]

Education and career

Raised in Rockville, Maryland in the conservative Open Brethren, part of the Plymouth Brethren, McLaren became attracted to the countercultural Jesus Movement in the 1970s.^[2] He is a faculty member and Dean of Faculty for the Centre for Action and Contemplation.^[3]

McLaren attended the University of Maryland where he received both a B.A.

(1978) and M.A. (1981) ^[4][5] He holds an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Carey Theological Seminary, Vancouver.

Livros de brian d mclaren biography

In 2010 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Virginia Theological Seminary (Episcopal).

From 1978-1986 McLaren taught college English. He helped form Ced