The Authority Of Scripture
A reader asks an interesting question about the authority of Scripture over on Brian McLaren’s blog. “Does the Bible have any authority at all, or is it merely a book like any other?” The question intrigued me because I kind of think the reader is missing something about the nature of authority. But before I share what I first want …
Scot McKnight Interviews Brian McLaren
Q | Conversations on Being a Heretic from Q Ideas on Vimeo. Scot McKnight interviews Brian McLaren at Q Conference in Chicago. The interview holds so much rich material. Lots of stuff stood out to me. First, Brian begins the dialog with a reference to the previous presentation and that, “If our theology doesn’t lead us to be concerned about …
Reimagining The Slippery Slope
What if it is time to reimagine the slippery slope? I was watching a video this morning of Dan Brennan and Spencer Burke talk about male female relationships. It’s a great video and a really great topic that I hope finds traction. How do men and women find wholistic relationships together in community? (Brian McLaren also talks about the sex …
Is Turnabout Fair Play
Scot McKnight is perturbed. Today, Scot began a series of three posts on Brian McLaren’s soul sort narrative, which is a specific contention Brian makes in his new book. Scot spends quite a bit of time arguing that Brian is presenting something nobody experienced. He says: One reason I’m doing this series is that I’ve had a few say to …
A New Kind Of Christianity – Book Review Question 6-10
Title: Brian McLaren’s A New Kind Of Christianity, Ten Questions That Are Transforming The Faith. Overview: As Emergence Christianity progresses, it becomes critical for voices to begin offering not just critique but alternative perspectives that make sense. Brian offers ten questions that begin to frame an alternative perspective to traditional evangelical orthodoxy. The book is broken up into two sections. …
Brian McLaren On Orthodoxy
Is there really a historical orthodoxy or is there simply our impression of what we think is historical orthodoxy? “I am deeply committed to doctrinal orthodoxy, meaning I want to be faithful to the truth and to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, even if that puts me at odds at certain points with what this or that group has …
A New Kind Of Christianity – Book Review Question 4 & 5
Title: Brian McLaren’s A New Kind Of Christianity, Ten Questions That Are Transforming The Faith. Overview: As Emergence Christianity progresses, it becomes critical for voices to begin offering not just critique but alternative perspectives that make sense. Brian offers ten questions that begin to frame an alternative perspective to traditional evangelical orthodoxy. Part 1: Question 1 | Part 2: Question …
A New Kind Of Christianity – Book Review Question 2 & 3
Title: Brian McLaren’s, A New Kind Of Christianity, Ten Questions That Are Transforming The Faith. Overview: As Emergence Christianity progresses, it becomes critical for voices to begin offering not just critique but alternative perspectives that make sense. Brian offers ten questions that begin to frame an alternative perspective to traditional evangelical orthodoxy. 2. How should the Bible be understood? What …
A New Kind Of Christianity – Book Review Question 1
Title: Brian McLaren’s, A New Kind Of Christianity, Ten Questions That Are Transforming The Faith. Disclaimer: I think it is important to begin with a disclaimer for this book because I cannot deny that Brian has been somewhat of a mentor for me, if only through his writings. I have had the opportunity to meet and interview him and I …
A New Kind Of Christianity – Initial Thoughts
I finally finished Brian McLaren’s new book, A New Kind Of Christianity, Ten Questions That Are Transforming The Faith. I wanted to wait until I had read it until I made an remarks about it. I’m planning on writing a fairly developed book review next week, but I wanted to begin with some initial thoughts. My first thought after closing …
