I am excited to begin a new series in which I will work through How (Not) to Speak of God by Peter Rollins. As I read the book, I keep thinking how helpful the concepts will be in responding to questions and criticisms levelled at the emerging church. I hope readers will help me to work through it, asking important questions both to clarify and challenge the thoughts I will be sharing.
Peter Rollins seems to prefer the phrase "emerging conversation" when referring to the emerging church. This is what he says in his introduction to the book:
While [emerging Church] is a useful term, the word 'Church' can be quite misleading, since the movement is not so much developing a distinct religious tradition within Christianity, but rather is re-introducing ideas ideas that help to both revitalize already existing religious traditions and build bridges between them. (xiv-xv)
I like where he's going with that statement, but the problem is that there is such a plethora of opinions about what "counts" as emerging. I would hope more people would come to view this whole phenomenon as a conversation more than a new denomination or an adjective to describe individual churches. We'll probably talk about this more later in the series.
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