Emergence Christianity : What It Is, Where It Is Going, and Why It Matters (Hardcover)

from StephenBarkley

Context. As a pastor, context is something I try to provide for people who are walking through crisis. It's difficult to see things in perspective when the moment becomes all-consuming. In Emergence Christianity, Phyllis Tickle does just that. She brings some welcome context to the current state ...

from vpfluke

This is a fine book on the status of Christianity in the throes of considerable change - a paradigm change to the last 500 years. Phyllis Tickle presents a snapshot in time, with color photos no less, of the striving by many people to create a Christin way that does not follow the Protestant way ...

from DubiousDisciple

How does the Church shed its stodgy, antiquated feel while retaining its reverence for 2,000-year-old ritual? How does it jettison denominational pigeonholing and institutionalization while still clinging to Christ? Answer: Emergence. This seems to be one of the labels that nobody understands; pe...

from gdill

Somewhat academic, Tickle gives a bird's eye view of Emergence Christianity. She begins by introducing the premise that there is a major shift in Christianity every 500 years, that can easily be observed over the past 2,000 years. Ironically, Brian McLaren refers to this in "A New Kind of Christi...

from bness2

I have read so heard so much in the media and from here and there about Emergence Christianity that I felt a need to learn a bit more. This is an excellent book to get such a snapshot. I learned a lot about the diversity of what is called Emergence Christianity and understand a little better how ...