Church in the present tense : a candid look at what's emerging /

Church in the present tense : a candid look at what's emerging / Scot McKnight, Peter Rollins, Kevin Corcoran, Jason Clark. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Brazos Press, c2011. - xx, 156 p. ; 22 cm. + 1 videodisc (DVD, sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.) - Emersion . - Emergent Village resources for communities of faith. .

Accompanying DVD includes interviews with several individuals about the emerging church movement.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-150) and index.

Introduction : the emerging church / Philosophy. Who's afraid of philosophical realism? : taking emerging Christianity to task / The worldly theology of emerging Christianity / Theology. Consumer liturgies and their corrosive effects on Christian identity / Thy kingdom come (on earth) : an emerging eschatology / Worship. The renewal of liturgy in the emerging church / Transformance art : reconfiguring the social self / Bible and doctrine. Scripture in the emerging movement / Atonement and gospel / Kevin Corcoran -- Kevin Corcoran. Peter Rollins -- Jason Clark. Kevin Corcoran -- Jason Clark. Peter Rollins -- Scot McKnight. Scot McKnight. DVD contents: Introduction to the the emerging church -- Interviews. Jason Clark ; Archbishop Rowan Williams ; Brian McLaren ; Jonny Baker ; Kester Brewin ; Peter Rollins ; Archbishop Rowan Williams (part 2) -- Alternative worship. Coca-Cola liturgy ; Labyrinth ; Grace Church montage ; Soul space.

Four authors discuss important cultural, theological, philosophical, and biblical underpinnings and implications of the emerging church movement. Their sympathetic yet critical assessment helps readers better understand the roots of the movement and the impact that it has had and is having on wider traditions.--From publisher description


System requirements for accompanying videodisc: DVD player.

9781587432996 1587432994

2011281226


Emerging church movement.
Christianity--21st century.
Church renewal.
Postmodernism--Religious aspects--Christianity.

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