In the 29-word subtitle to his a Generous Orthodoxy, Brian McClaren doesn’t mention that he might be (part) Lutheran (he does claim inheritances from various other traditions, including methodist, calvinist, catholic, anglican, charismatic, green, etc.). But in defining salvation, McClaren echoes the Lutheran understanding of Law & Gospel: Salvation is what happens when we experienceContinue reading “Brian McLaren – closet Lutheran?”
Category Archives: Emergent
What I’m Reading
A Generous Orthodoxy, by Brian McClaren (guru of the emergent church movement). I’m 50 pages into it, and incredibly bothered by his overly cutesy conversational tone ("quit the rambling and say something coherent!" I shout in my head, by which time he’s finally said something coherent and worth underlining). These first 50 pages could probablyContinue reading “What I’m Reading”
An Emergent Church
I went to an Emergent Church. I was intrigued, even though I wasn’t personally fed by the experience. I know there’s lots of diversity among churches who self-identify in the emergent paradigm, so I don’t even want to suggest that my experience was typical of congregations in the emergent movement. This place – Solomon’s PorchContinue reading “An Emergent Church”
Exploring Emergent, Part II
Argh. Spending my spare time in the past day or two (ie, time not working or playing with my 2 year old daughter) reading online articles about the Emergent Church, I have already deduced that my early observations on the Emergent Church are very limited. But I’m intrigued enough by this movement that I’ll continueContinue reading “Exploring Emergent, Part II”
Exploring Emergent
I’ve heard lots of people talk about the emergent church, I’ve read a little about it in Christian Century, and even have talked with one of its leaders – Tony Jones, a colleague of my wife’s at Princeton Theological Seminary – but I never quite "got it." I just couldn’t quite wrap my head aroundContinue reading “Exploring Emergent”
The Lutheran Zephyr 