Brian MacLaren
This podcast is a recording of an address given by Brian at Gordon College in the US to a Group of University Students. It is a summary of his recent book, “Everything must change” where he outlines the major themes and his reasons for writing the book. In essence he challenges those who would be followers of Jesus to stand up and address 4 global crisis, which currently face humanity and the planet.
Play in Popup (listen while browsing) These are –
- Prosperity Crisis - This is environmental breakdown caused by an unsustainable global economy that does not respect environmental limits even as it succeeds in creating great wealth for about one third of the world’s population.
- Equity Crisis - This is the growing gap between the ultra-rich and the very poor, the majority of whom are growing in resentment and envy as they consider the privilege of the rich. The rich, in turn, become fearful and angry as they seek to protect their wealth.
- Security Crisis - This is the danger of war arising from resentment between the groups at opposite ends of the economic spectrum.
- Spirituality Crisis - This is the failure of the world’s religions (especially Christianity and Islam, the world’s two largest) to provide a framing story that is capable of healing or at least reducing the previous three crises.
