Lloyd Geering, Reimagining God

Published: May 4, 2015, 1:49 a.m.

b'Lloyd Geering\\xa0is a Presbyterian minister and scholar from New Zealand. \\xa0He has written over a dozen books. \\xa0 His latest book is a collection of essays that chronicle his intellectual and spiritual journey, Reimagining God: \\xa0The Faith Journey of A Modern Heretic.\\xa0 \\xa0 He was tried for heresy in the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand in 1967 for an article he wrote about Resurrection. \\xa0 \\xa0He was accused of disturbing the peace of the church to which he responded:\\n\\xa0\\u201cI would like to suggest that what my accusers have been pleased to call the peace of the Church is more properly called the sleepiness of the Church and we should be thankful to God that it has been disturbed.\\u201d\\xa0\\nA documentary was made about him called, The Last Western Heretic.'