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Book Review - The New Christians Part 3

Posted in Book Reviews, Emergent Village, Emerging Church, Tony Jones, emergent church, postmodern, tagged , on March 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »

This is the third part of the book review. You can find part 1 here and part 2 here.
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Chapter 5 - The paradoxes of our faith.
The section continued a dialog of what it means to engage a humble hermeneutic. He cites the issues of women’s suffrage and slavery as example, ones in which we [...]

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Book Review - The New Christians Part 2

Posted in Missio Dei on March 17, 2008 | No Comments »

This is the third part of the book review. You can find part 1 here.
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Chapter 3 - Summary: Who are the Emergent Christians?
Tony provides a few observations he made based on a tour of emergent churches. His observations: disappointment with modern American Christianity, desire for inclusion, and hope filled orientation, resonated quite a bit [...]

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Book Review - The New Christians Part 1

Posted in Book Reviews, Emergent Village, Emerging Church, Tony Jones, emergent church, postmodern, tagged , on March 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Summary: Tony provides a deep historical account of how and why the emerging church and emergent movement arrived and is what it is today. This is a must read book for those interested in the emerging church, or anyone who wants a clear picture of the emerging/emergent movement. If you are unwilling [...]

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