__Provocative Perspectives on Emerging Conversations__   
"This is the most complete, detailed, critically sympathetic, and totally remarkable overview I have yet seen of where Emergence Christianity presently is and appears to be going. McKnight's two essays alone are worth the price of admission."--__Phyllis Tickle__, author, The Great Emergence "At root, the emerging church movement is a set of conversations about living more faithfully into the way of Jesus and the implications of this for the life and witness of Christian communities. This book offers a series of reflections from some of the best-known voices on a range of important questions. These essays extend the conversation in significant ways and make it clear that the questions stirred up are worth pursuing."--__John R. Franke__, Biblical Seminary; theologian in residence, First Presbyterian Church of Allentown  
  
"Over its short history, the emerging church has both challenged and inspired the practice of church in our time. Church in the Present Tense brings together in one volume some of its finest thinkers to reflect on the theological and practical contributions of this movement. In concise and helpful essays, they lead us through the impact of 'emerging' on our views of God, salvation, Scripture, the end times, and the practice of worship. Whatever you might think of the movement, you cannot ignore its impact, and this volume won't let you!"--__David Fitch__, Northern Seminary; author, The End of Evangelicalism? "Rather than retreading old ground, Church in the Present Tense looks at the still-evolving emerging church movement from new angles, and readers will be rewarded with new insights. We are in very good hands with Scot, Pete, Kevin, and Jason--they appreciate the movement, but they aren't playing Pollyanna. They're tough, smart, articulate interlocutors. I think this book will be seen as among the best interactions with the emerging church movement."--__Tony Jones__, theologian in residence, Solomon's Porch, Minneapolis; author, The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier

__Scot McKnight__ (PhD, University of Nottingham) is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lisle, Illinois, and the author of more than twenty books, including A Community Called Atonement. __Peter Rollins__ (PhD, Queen's University, Belfast) is founder of Ikon, an emerging collective in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is the author of several books, including How (Not) to Speak of God: Marks of the Emerging Church. __Kevin Corcoran__ (PhD, Purdue University) is professor of philosophy at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and author of Rethinking Human Nature. __Jason Clark__ (PhD candidate, King's College, London) coordinates the Emergent UK online resource network, is founding/senior pastor of Vineyard Church Sutton in Sutton, England, and is adjunct professor at Portland Seminary.

Much has been written by practitioners advocating the emerging church phenomenon, but confusion about the nature and beliefs of those who identify with the emerging church still exists. Now that the movement has aged a bit, the time has come for a more rigorous, scholarly analysis. Here four influential authors, each an expert in his field, 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. The book includes a 60-minute companion DVD that provides a background introduction to the emerging church and video clips of alternative worship services. The DVD also contains interviews with emerging church leaders and observers, including Brian McLaren and Rowan Williams.

Four influential authors discuss important cultural, theological, philosophical, and biblical underpinnings and implications of the emerging church movement. Includes companion DVD.

__Contents__   
Introduction: The Emerging Church--Kevin Corcoran __Part 1: Philosophy__ 1. Who's Afraid of Philosophical Realism? Taking Emerging Christianity to Task--Kevin Corcoran 2. The Worldly Theology of Emerging Christianity--Peter Rollins __Part 2: Theology__ 3. Consumer Liturgies and Their Corrosive Effects on Christian Identity--Jason Clark 4. Thy Kingdom Come (on Earth): An Emerging Eschatology--Kevin Corcoran __Part 3: Worship__ 5. The Renewal of Liturgy in the Emerging Church--Jason Clark 6. Transformance Art: Reconfiguring the Social Self--Peter Rollins __Part 4: Bible and Doctrine__ 7. Scripture in the Emerging Movement--Scot McKnight 8. Atonement and Gospel--Scot McKnight

This eBook offers a scholarly analysis of the emerging church movement, featuring insights from four experts on its cultural, theological, and biblical implications. Ideal for theologians and church leaders.

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This eBook provides a scholarly analysis of the emerging church movement.

McKnight, Scot ;Rollins, Peter ;Corcoran, Kevin ;Clark, Jason

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Series Page

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1: Philosophy

1: Who's Afraid of Philosophical Realism?

2: The Worldly Theology of Emerging Christianity

Part 2: Theology

3: Consumer Liturgies and Their Corrosive Effects on Christian Identity

4: Thy Kingdom Come (on Earth)

Part 3: Worship

5: The Renewal of Liturgy in the Emerging Church

6: Transformance Art

Part 4: Bible and Doctrine

7: Scripture in the Emerging Movement

8: Atonement and Gospel

Bibliography

Contributors

Index

Emergent Village Resources

Notes

Much has been written by practitioners advocating the emerging church phenomenon, but confusion about the nature and beliefs of those who identify with the emerging church still exists. Now that the movement has aged a bit, the time has come for a more rigorous, scholarly analysis. Here four influential authors, each an expert in his field, 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.

Scot McKnight (PhD, University of Nottingham) is the Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies at North Park University in Chicago, Illinois, and author of A Community Called Atonement. Kevin Corcoran (PhD, Purdue University) is associate professor of philosophy at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Peter Rollins (PhD, Queen's University, Belfast) is founder and coordinator of Ikon, an emerging collective in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Jason Clark (PhD candidate, King's College, London) coordinates the Emergent UK online resource network, is founding/senior pastor of Vineyard Church Sutton in Sutton, England, and is adjunct professor at George Fox Evangelical Seminary.

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Brought together in this wonderful little book on the emerging church are four thinkers, theologians, writers and practitioners who all have a long history within the emerging church, and significant interaction with it on an academic level. In my years of reading books from the emerging church, there is no doubt that this collection of eight essays is by far the most incisive discussion of the fundamental changes and challenges that the emerging movement presents to the rest of the church.  
Spanning philosophy, theology, worship, and doctrine, this collection gets right into the depths of the issues in each area - providing a level-headed discussion and argumentation along with an appreciation that the whole church is on the same side, which is a pleasant and vital change from the often-too-sharp rhetoric that emanates from some in the emerging camp.  
Particularly impressive within this collection are Jason Clark's essays deconstructing consumerist liturgies whilst emphasising the fact of liturgy in everyday life, and Scot McKnight's essays on Scripture and Atonement that make small steps towards bridging the divide between more traditional evangelicals and the emerging church.

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