The Gospel According to Jesus Brian McLaren, the prolific writer and Emergent Church guru, recalls being asked what the Gospel is according to Jesus and not having a suficient answer. A “well-known Evangelical theologian” then turned McLaren’s attention to the Gospel of the Kingdom of God. McLaren recalls: My lunch mate was a well-know Evangelical…
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The Real Roots of the Emergent Church
Because diversity characterizes the Emergent Church movement, it is difficult to paint everyone in the movement with a broad brush. Some have observed that defining the Emergent Church is like nailing jello to a wall. All participants agree on their disillusionment with the institutional church, but do not all agree on where the church is destined…
The Real Roots of the Emergent Church
COMING SOON: JANUARY 2012 Because diversity characterizes the Emergent Church movement, it is difficult to paint everyone in the movement with a broad brush. Some have observed that defining the Emergent Church is like nailing jello to a wall. All participants agree on their disillusionment with the institutional church, but do not all agree on where…
Love Wins Book Review
In the preface, Bell begins with his motive for writing the book Love Wins, namely, because, “a staggering number of people have been taught that a select few Christians will spend forever in a peaceful, joyous place called heaven, while the rest of humanity spends forever in” hell (Bell, Rob. Love Wins. New York, NY:…