The Future of Christianity

Does Christianity have a future? Does the future have a Christianity? This is a question equally relevant to the future of all the world’s religions but, with its 2 billion+ members it is especially poignant for this tradition rooted in Jesus of Nazareth. In recent years, across all its forms, Christianity has experienced a paradox: growing fragmentation, scandal, and entrenchment and departures in some areas, alongside growing holism, integrity, and recovery of both 'wisdom' and 'activist' elements in other expressions. In this episode, hosts from the integral theology think-tank Presence International (http://presence.tv), Doug King and Mike Morrell, interview American luminaries Brian McLaren, Cynthia Bourgeault, and Brandan Robertson to explore natural limitations and signs of hope among the world's largest religion amid evolutionary change. There is perhaps no better example of a religion that has expressed itself across multiple, and often conflicting, developmental levels.