# Black Sheep and Prodigals

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- Book: [Black Sheep and Prodigals](https://www.bookquiver.com/dave-tomlinson/black-sheep-and-prodigals) ([Black Sheep and Prodigals.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/dave-tomlinson/black-sheep-and-prodigals.md))
- Authors: [Dave Tomlinson](https://www.bookquiver.com/dave-tomlinson)
- Publisher: hodder_faith
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-7361-103-0
- Published: 2017-04-20
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

'Very interesting, it's all about not alienating people before they even think about crossing the threshold of where you worship.' Chris Evans, BBC Radio 2 Do you feel more at home on the edges of faith than at the centre? Would you call yourself a bit of a black sheep? Too often Christian spirituality has been associated with conformity, or a subculture where people don't feel able to ask questions. But Dave Tomlinson, author of How to be a bad Christian, doesn't think it has to be like this; instead, our spiritual communities can be 'laboratories of the Spirit' - places where we can explore issues of faith and spirit with openness, imagination and creativity. Welcome to black sheep spirituality - where doubts and questions are an essential part of faith; where difference of opinion is a sign of a secure community; where divine revelation is embraced wherever it is found - in the arts, science and the natural world as well as religious tradition; and where faith is something that is lived and practised rather than embalmed in beliefs or ritual. 'Theology for anyone and everyone' BBC Radio 2