Recapturing the Wonder
by Mike Cosper | Book Summary
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Author: Mike Cosper
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As we grow up, our world seems enchanted. There is the possibility of magic. But as we head into adulthood we encounter the world in a new way. It becomes a world of the material, and even Christians often live as though miracles and magic are gone. "This is an age where our sense of spiritual possibility, transcendence, and the presence of God has been drained out." (p. 4) There is a reason for this. Modern thought has championed the material. Naturalistic ideologies have taken hold. Science has redefined knowledge as fact-appropriation. All of this conditions and trains us to expect a dis-enchanted world. God becomes either another object of informational knowledge or an out-of-reach possibility in ordinary life. He might show up sometimes, but is fundamentally disconnected from our everyday life. The wonder of life with God, though, is that He invites us back into an enchanted world, infused with His presence and charged with the possibility of encountering Him. How does He do that? That's what Recapturing the Wonder is about! |
Mike Cosper is executive director Harbor Media, a non-profit media company designed to equip Christians living in a post-Christian world. He served for 16 years as executive pastor at Sojourn Community Church, Kentucky.
He has authored other books, including Faith Among the Faithless: Learning from Esther how to live in a world gone mad, The Stories We Tell, and Rhythms of Grace.
Recapturing the Wonder
by Mike Cosper
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Mike Cosper |
| Publisher | IVP |
| Date | July 14, 2017 |
| Pages | 180 |
Overview:
The modern world has become a difficult place to live in while believing in a world beyond what we can see and touch.
As we grow up, our world seems enchanted. There is the possibility of magic. But as we head into adulthood we encounter the world in a new way. It becomes a world of the material, and even Christians often live as though miracles and magic are gone.
"This is an age where our sense of spiritual possibility, transcendence, and the presence of God has been drained out." (p. 4)
There is a reason for this. Modern thought has championed the material. Naturalistic ideologies have taken hold. Science has redefined knowledge as fact-appropriation.
All of this conditions and trains us to expect a dis-enchanted world. God becomes either another object of informational knowledge or an out-of-reach possibility in ordinary life. He might show up sometimes, but is fundamentally disconnected from our everyday life.
The wonder of life with God, though, is that He invites us back into an enchanted world, infused with His presence and charged with the possibility of encountering Him.
How does He do that? That's what Recapturing the Wonder is about!
Mike Cosper is executive director Harbor Media, a non-profit media company designed to equip Christians living in a post-Christian world. He served for 16 years as executive pastor at Sojourn Community Church, Kentucky.
He has authored other books, including Faith Among the Faithless: Learning from Esther how to live in a world gone mad, The Stories We Tell, and Rhythms of Grace.