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Praise for Soul Graffiti "Encouraging readers to become apprentices of Jesus, Scandrette provides stories of ordinary people struggling to follow Jesus, and offers spiritual practices for those who want to do likewise. The book's focus on the responsibility of each Christian to be part of the "genesis-vision" of God—in other words, to be a co-creator with God—will speak to contemporary readers who find Jesus more compelling than the institutional church. They will also appreciate its eclectic mix of ecology, social justice, biblical theology and a smattering of wisdom from other faith perspectives..." —Publishers Weekly "Through Mark's rich insights and reflections, and especially through his stories... about Jack, Richard, Gary, Caroline, Emperor Arcadia (you'll never forget him!), Michelle, Beryl, and many others, you'll get an honest and inspiring view of what 'the emergent conversation' is really about, and what it's for." —Brian McLaren, author/activist (brianmclaren.net) "Soul Graffiti is not so much a book as it is an encounter—a deadly serious encounter—with a Christianity that is urban, American, un-institutionalized, and now. If you truly like your own Christian walk just the way it is, you definitely should not read this book." —Phyllis Tickle, religion analyst and compiler, The Divine Hours "Mark Scandrette guides us in this beautifully written and brilliantly illustrated book along a path towards actualized spirituality in a postmodern world. The book provides new avenues to ancient truths." —Tony Campolo, professor of sociology, Eastern University
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About the Author
Mark Scandrette is the executive director and cofounder of ReIMAGINE, a center for spiritual formation in San Francisco. Mark is a founding member of SEVEN, a monastic community devoted to holistic and integrative Christian spirituality. With extensive experience leading churches and community-based organizations, Mark has been a minister, writer, and spiritual teacher for 15 years. Mark is also a senior fellow with Emergent (www.emergentvillage.com), a growing generative friendship among missional Christian leaders.
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Product details
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (May 27, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0470276622
ISBN-13: 978-0470276624
Product Dimensions:
6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.5 out of 5 stars
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Mark Scandrette not only outlines the issues we need to address in our lives if we choose to live a life in the way of Jesus. He also gives discussion questions and experiments to try at the end of each chapter. But the life stories from his life, and those around him as they seek to live as Jesus would have them to, really make the things he's teaching come alive and become more applicable. The struggles he's experienced, can definitely bear fruit in the lives of those who read this book.
A good glimpse of the emergent mindset in the Church within an urban setting.
Probably good. Haven't had a chance to do it justice. Will still read it at some point. Back logged.
Emergent folks often talk about following Jesus or living in the way of Jesus, but rarely is this phrase followed by story after story of a life in process of Christo-transformation. If you want to hear some of these stories and be challenged by them then go get Mark Scandrette's new book `Soul Graffiti.' The book is organized into four parts that follow the initial teaching of Jesus in gospel of Mark and the though Scandrette does occasionally give direct theological reflection, the book itself is story driven and oh so compelling. When you get done you will either be fired up that someone in the First World is actually identifiably Christian, which gives you hope for yourself or be irritated that you read a book that ended up challenging you to the core. Or both. Scandrette is a luring story-teller which enables his family and community in San Fran to untame Jesus and the gospel for the reader. He mentions taking the risk of being offended by Jesus and his teachings and his stories reveal to us just how offended we need to get, but also how rewarding a life on the way of Jesus can be. If you want to be encouraged, challenged, and have a stack of super sweet stories to bring up next time some one asks what following Jesus looks like the get it, read it, and do it.
One of my difficulties with the emerging church movement is that I can't find enough stories about people who are actually living what they say they yearn for. The "conversation" and the "dialogue" seemingly take precedence with many who yearn for a way of life with Jesus on this planet, in this lifetime that is somehow more meaningful than their former spiritual practices, relationships, affiliations and beliefs have delivered.Mark Scandrette's book, SOUL GRAFFITI - Making A Life In The Way Of Jesus is a first, hopefully not last, model of what's been missing, addressing the fundamental concern I expressed above. Jossey-Bass should be congratulated for their foresight in producing this work as part of A Living Way: Emergent Visions Series. Soul Grafitti is a superbly crafted work that profiles what it really means to live the emergent way...this is footprints in the sand with a real live human being attached to those feet, holding your hand, stirring your soul, tugging at your heart --- walking you through life today, the emergent way --- Making A Life in The Way of Jesus. As Mark says, "As important as conversation is, it is stillborn if it doesn't eventually lead to common action. In our fragmented society it is too easy to have discussions about problems and how we wish things could be different without making a commitment to work together to see change occur" (p. 56).The term `vision' typically contains a dimension that allows one to do, feel and believe that which you had heretofore been unable to experience on your own. `Vision' provides elements of power, persuasion, passion and permission to move beyond where you presently find yourself in your spiritual journey. Mark Scandrette unselfishly shares his journey with us, weaving the `vision' so many in the emergent movement have been so desperately yearning to visualize. I am humbled, grateful and awed by the bountiful, multi-dimensional contribution of this work. - it is unequivocally bountimensional.From a critical standpoint, the first 100 pages were a bit slow and somewhat redundant for me. Don't skip the first hundred pages. After that, the book increasingly picked up momentum. That was my only complaint. The contemplation/action sections at the end of each chapter provide individuals and groups a superb resource for practical experimentation with growing into a life in the way of Jesus. (I hope Jossey-Bass will consider a separate `journey book supplement' to the actual book that people can take with them during the week to ponder, relish and act upon). The psalms, Scripture, poems and people that Mark shares are precious. He is truly a companion, artist, healer and mystic led by Jesus today.This book will not be without the anticipated critical backlash from those threatened by the emergent movement. However, one of the blessings of this book is the `Jesus dojo'defined by Mark in the final pages of the book. Wondering what the "theology" of `this (Mark) emergent' is, read Chapter 15 in Soul Graffiti. Of course, there is discussion of a number of theological constructs that are bound to elicit howls from those who really don't understand the emerging church. There is the "opt-in/opt-out" stuff (p.87) that Spencer Burke and Barry Taylor illuminated in their recent book. There are distinctions about doing v. believing, good news vs. the gospel, doing v. being, intellectual assent v. actual behavior, and a myriad of other issues that will provide fodder for the cannons of the critics. However, in my opinion, all the controversy is overshadowed by the overpowering truth of a boundless love and endless compassion, as evidenced by Mark's life...a life we must admire...a Christ centered life available to all.One of the most common criticism's of George Barna's book entitled `Revolution,' (Tyndale House, Fall 2005) was from people wondering "where are they, these revolutionaries Barna is speaking about?" Well, read Mark Scandrette's book, SOUL GRAFFITI - Making A Life In The Way Of Jesus - you'll meet one. Learn to reimagine making your life in the way of Jesus. The choice is yours. Indispensable fare. Buy the book. You'll be indelibly infected for the better. I have been.I needed this book. Jesus tattooed my soul with this book. May Christ continue to change my life as Mark has modeled. The milepost literary work I have been looking for in the emergent way.Thank you Mark (and Sheryl)Bill Dahl
Mark Scandrette's first solo effort is really something-- lyrical, ethereal, and visceral. It is a compelling call to a life lived after Jesus written by a real person with a real family living in the real world. As arresting and engaging and upending as Dallas Willard's "Divine Conspiracy", but made practical, and set to music.This book made me hungry, and not just metaphorically. Its look at real-life spirituality made me grateful for my body, my appetites, and for the good world in which I live. I wasn't hungry for fancy things, either-- a piece of chocolate, a bowl of cereal, an egg, a turkey sandwich, or a good beer (since Mark is such an oenophile, and I'm such a contrarian). It is a rare book on Christian spirituality that doesn't make a person feel guilty for their physicality, but Mark has found a way to affirm and expand our humanity, all at once. Remarkable.Of some books, it is said, "I couldn't put it down," but of this one I want to add, "I didn't want to keep reading." On the one hand, I wanted to move quickly; to take in its beauty all at once. On the other hand, I wanted to slow down and accept the gentle invitation to live into this life. And on the third hand, with its call to a new kind of life so compelling and clear, I found myself not wanting to change. And yet, I can't seem to get the tune out of my head.
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