Chris Haw

Chris Haw (born 1981)[1] is an important figure in New Monasticism.[2] He was baptized into the Roman Catholic Church[3] and attended Catholic churches as a child until his mother started attending Willow Creek Community Church, a megachurch located in the Chicago metropolitan area of Illinois, and he switched to attending there as well.[4] He studied theology at Villanova University.[5] He spent a semester in Belize studying Christian views on environmentalism.[6]

Chris Haw
Haw in 2008
Born	1981 (age 39–40) Chicago metropolitan area
Occupation	Writer
Language	English
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Villanova University
Genre	Christian devotional literature
Subjects	New Monasticism Self-denial Social justice
Notable works	Jesus for President From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart
Years active	2008–present
Spouse	Cassie Haw
Children	Simon Haw
Website
www.chris-haw.com

In 2004, Haw founded Camden Community House,[7] a Christian intentional community in Camden, New Jersey, composed of people who seek to emulate early Christians by being actively involved in their community and by sharing their wealth among the community.[8] In 2008, he co-wrote Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals with Shane Claiborne,[9] whom he met at Willow Creek.[8] Haw is married. His wife's name is Cassie and they have a son named Simon.[10]

From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart

From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart

Cover
Author	Chris Haw
Country	United States
Language	English
Subject	Catholicism Evangelicalism Religious conversion Willow Creek Community Church
Genre	Autobiography Christian apologetics Christian devotional literature
Published	2012 (Ave Maria Press)
Pages	234
ISBN	978-1-59471-292-0
Dewey Decimal	248.2/42092 B
LC Class	BX4705.H3337A3 2012

From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart: Rekindling My Love for Catholicism is a book of Christian apologetics by Haw that documents his transitions from Catholicism to evangelicalism and back to Catholicism.[2] The book was published by Ave Maria Press in 2012.[11] The first half of the book is autobiographical while the second half is a defense against evangelical criticisms of Catholicism.[3]

William T. Cavanaugh, who teaches Catholic studies at DePaul University, wrote the afterword for the book.[1] In a National Catholic Reporter review, Tom Roberts compares From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart to Kaya Oakes' Radical Reinvention: An Unlikely Return to the Catholic Church, calling them both "very smart books".[4] Fox News Channel interviewed Haw about From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart.[12] In his book Reborn on the Fourth of July: The Challenge of Faith, Patriotism & Conscience, Logan Mehl-Laituri writes about From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart, saying that he "cannot recommend it highly enough".[13] A Publishers Weekly reviewer suggests that the book will interest Protestants and Catholics alike because the book provides opportunity for both groups to learn and reflect on their spiritual lives.[14] LaVonne Neff, in The Christian Century, says that "Haw does an exceptionally fine job of uniting theology, personal narrative and contemporary social realities".[15]

Citations

1. Brachear, Manya A. (November 24, 2012). "A Catholic Homecoming: Chris Haw Explores His Journey from Evangelicalism Back to Catholicism". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 25, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2015.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. Braune, Joan (March 23, 2015). "The New Young Catholics". America. 212 (10). p. 36. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
3. "Writers Recount Their Own Faith Stories in New Books". Catholic Sentinel. December 25, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
4. Roberts, Tom (July 20, 2013). "Swimming Against a Demographic Tide". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
5. Westerlund, George (April 15, 2008). "Jesus for President: Politics for Ordinary Radicals". Library Journal. 133 (7): 89.
6. Samson 2014, p. 97.
7. Jones 2010, p. 32.
8. Campell, Susan (June 22, 2008). "The Case for Jesus as President". Hartford Courant. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
9. Swanson, David (March 28, 2008). "Book Review: Jesus for President (Part 1)". Christianity Today. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
10. "Catholic Again, After Living in Camden". Catholic Star Herald. October 25, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
11. Claiborne & Campolo 2012, p. 270.
12. "Why I Went Back to the Catholic Church". Fox News Channel. November 9, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
13. Mehl-Laituri 2012, p. 232.
14. "From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart: Rekindling My Love for Catholicism". Publishers Weekly. October 8, 2012. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
15. LaVonne Neff (January 10, 2013). "From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart, by Chris Haw". The Christian Century. Retrieved May 25, 2015.

References

• Claiborne, S.; Campolo, T. (2012). Red Letter Revolution: What If Jesus Really Meant What He Said?. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 978-1-4002-0419-9.
• Jones, Toby (2010). The Way of Jesus: Re-Forming Spiritual Communities in a Post-Church Age. Wipf and Stock. ISBN 1-60899-152-0.
• Mehl-Laituri, L. (2012). Reborn on the Fourth of July: The Challenge of Faith, Patriotism & Conscience. InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-8308-6689-2.
• Samson, Will (2014). Brian Steensland; Philip Goff (eds.). "The New Monasticism". The New Evangelical Social Engagement. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-932954-0.