I’ve mentioned already how much I appreciate Skye Jethani’s book Divine Commodity. I like it so much I’m participating in a blog tour for the book. (Thanks, Zondervan, for asking.) Here’s how it works: I e-mail Skye one question tomorrow and he’ll e-mail me his answer. I’ll post it on April 16th and tell you, again, how much I like this book.
Here’s where you come in. I don’t know what to ask. See, I agree with everything this book says except for one little teeny tiny section about the alleged evils of living in suburbia – Hey, no one’s perfect right? It’s so clear and I so agree with it’s premise that I got to the last page without a single question for the author – just lots of questions about how to live now.
So, I’m wondering: What would you like to ask Skye about Divine Commodity?
Oh, you don’t have a copy yet? Well, go get one.
Kristie says:
If you were planting a new church and starting from square one, how would you (practically) go about laying a foundation for a non-consumeristic church? What traditional programs or building blocks or outreach methods might you avoid in an effort to grow a church without catering to consumerism?
I’m only on chapter 7, so nevermind if he touches on this later in the book.
Texas in Africa says:
Okay, I really liked the book and loved that it was redemptive along with a very clear articulation of the problem. But I didn’t really get why Jethani included all the stuff about Van Gogh. It almost seemed like two books combined into one.
So my question is: why is thinking about art/the creative life integral to thinking about redeeming our churches from commodification?