Dean of Core Faculty
Brian D. McLaren
Former evangelical pastor Brian D. McLaren is a champion for a more loving, inclusive and contemplative Christianity. A faculty member at the Center for Action and Contemplation, he teaches ways to reconnect with the message Jesus lived and died for—unconditional love. He is the author of Faith After Doubt, The Great Spiritual Migration, and host of CAC’s podcast Learning How to See.
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Stream Season 7 of Learning How to See
In his popular podcast, Brian McLaren invites us to examine our biases, learning how to see each other and our planet with more loving and compassionate eyes.
Daily Meditations
A New Vision of God
Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself…
Listen
How to See Nature as a Friend
Can we cultivate a relationship with the natural world which mirrors the care and concern we would offer a dear friend? How do you foster hope in the midst of an unruly…
Bookstore
New from Brian McLaren! “Life After Doom”
Discover amid feelings of frustration, anxiety, or despair in “Life After Doom” by Brian McLaren. Find spiritual guidance as we face the ecological and spiritual crises in our world today.
A Story from Brian
I remember when one of my sons, in first or second grade, summarized the Exodus story with an eye-roll. “It sounded far-fetched,” he said. I laughed because I never heard him say far-fetched before and because of his unvarnished honesty. I know doubt is a shameful secret to many, but what if doubt is actually like medicine, a nourishment that we need and so does our world?
“Christianity began as a revolutionary nonviolent movement promoting a new kind of aliveness on the margins of society. It claimed that everyone, not just an elite few, had God-given gifts.”
– Brian D. McLaren
Daily Meditations
Wisdom from Brian McLaren
Read Daily Meditations inspired by the words of Brian McLaren.