Renewing Faith: Reigniting Faith and Ministry through Process and Open & Relational Theologies
Are you feeling burned out, bored, or disillusioned with your faith or ministry? Do you long for a revitalized spirituality that speaks to both your heart and your head?
Renewing Faith is a bold and hopeful invitation to reimagine Christianity through the transformative lenses of process and open & relational theologies. Drawing on the rich insights of contemporary theology, science, and philosophy, this book brings together voices of pastors, theologians, spiritual directors, chaplains, and seekers who are rediscovering the vitality and purpose of a living faith.
Whether you identify as a progressive mainliner, contemplative soul, post-evangelical questioner, or spiritual-but-not-religious wanderer, you’ll find fresh pathways to reawaken your passion and deepen your connection to the Divine.
Rooted in the real-life experiences of people and communities who are courageously rethinking and renewing their faith, these pages explore:
- Renewing Faith – Can faith become life-giving again?
- Renewing God – What if God is deeply relational and always present?
- Renewing Jesus – How is Jesus still saving us today?
- Renewing Message – Can ancient texts still inspire transformation?
- Renewing Worship – What remains sacred and nourishing in our rituals?
- Renewing Spirit – How do practices of the Spirit bring healing and wholeness?
- Renewing Community – What does a renewing church or ministry look like?
More than theology, this is a book of spiritual possibility—designed to equip and inspire Christian leaders, seekers, and communities to become not just renewed, but renewing forces in a world that is crying out for wholeness and hope.
Come be part of a movement that is reimagining what it means to believe, to lead, and to love. The world needs your renewed faith.
About the Author
Sheri D. Kling, PhD is an interdisciplinary scholar who explores how human beings move from fragmentation toward belonging through soul formation, relational worldviews, and communities of spiritual practice. Integrating Jungian depth psychology, relational theology, human sciences, and empirical research on meaning and human flourishing, she serves as Director of Spiritual Formation and Research for the Center for Process Studies, where she leads the John Templeton Foundation-funded initiative Modern Meaning: Spiritual Yearning and the Quest for a Flourishing World. She is a faculty member of the Haden Institute and Graduate Theological Foundation, adjunct faculty at Claremont School of Theology, and serves in the advisory circle for the World Institute for Science, Religion, and Culture. Dr. Kling is the author of A Process Spirituality: Christian and Transreligious Resources for Transformation, has contributed to several additional volumes, and is a frequent keynote speaker who leads courses, concerts, and spiritual retreats exploring spirituality, transformation, and human flourishing. She can be found online at https://sherikling.com/.
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