"The Emergent church" has become one of the most provocative and controversial church movements of the early 21st century, with some of the most heated arguments over what it is trying to do and who it encompasses.
Emergent's Divergence
Leaders hope decentralizing power will revitalize the movement. By Brandon O'Brien
The Emergent movement has stirred passions as a new way of doing church or yet another attempt to wipe the slate clean. But the movement isn't really a movement, not yet, say its supporters. It's still a conversation, one that's taking place in books, articles, and blogs. Christianity Today and its sister publications participated in the conversation with several book reviews and articles below.
McLaren Emerging
In his last two books, Brian McLaren presents more clearly than ever his vision of the gospel. Scot McKnight | September 26, 2008
The Ironic Faith of Emergents
McLaren shows us not only where 'post-evangelicals' are going, but also how they get there. Scot McKnight | September 26, 2008
Everything Hasn't Changed
An apocalyptic Brian McLaren strives to reframe Jesus and discipleship. Review by John Wilson, editor of Books & Culture | January 16, 2008
Rethinking Church in an Emergent Salon Rising from the Ashes asks emergent leaders about the impact of alternative worship on the mainline church. Review by Howard A. Snyder | January 9, 2008
Technology and the Gospel
Phyllis Tickle, Brian McLaren, and others weigh in on worship and evangelism in a plugged-in age. by Becky Garrison, excerpted from Rising from the Ashes: Rethinking Church | January 9, 2008
Five Streams of the Emerging Church
Key elements of the most controversial and misunderstood movement in the church today. By Scot McKnight | January 19, 2007
Emerging Confusion
Jesus is the truth whether we experience him or not. By Charles Colson with Anne Morse | June 1, 2006
Emergent Evangelism
The place of absolute truths in a postmodern world—two views. By Brian McLaren and Duane Litfin | November 1, 2004
The Emergent Mystique
The 'emerging church' movement has generated a lot of excitement but only a handful of congregations. Is it the wave of the future or a passing fancy? By Andy Crouch | November 1, 2004
The Virtue of Unoriginality
The old kind of Christian is the best hope for church renewal. By Mark Galli | posted 04/04/2002
The Postmodern Moment
Are Christians prepared for ministry after modernism's failure? By Glenn T. Stanton | posted 06/18/2002
A Story Darwin Might Love
Brian McLaren's evolutionary interpretation of the faith promises more than it delivers, but what it delivers is good enough. By Mark Galli | posted 04/14/2003
A Newer Kind of Christian
Brian McLaren's sequel to A New Kind of Christian touches other tenets of faith. Reviewed by Cindy Crosby | posted 03/26/2003
Books & Culture and the Book that Started It All
Faithfully Dangerous
Christians in postmodern times By Brian D. McLaren | May/June 2002
Post-Evangelicalism
Last in a series of responses to Brian McLaren's book, A New Kind of Christian. Tony Jones | May/June 2002
Reformed or Deformed?
Questions for postmodern Christians By Mark Dever | March/April 2002
Let's Get Personal
Yes, the church needs to get past modernity's impersonal techniques. But adding the prefix post doesn't solve anything By Andy Crouch | January/February 2002
Leadership's Emergent Wrestling
My Emergent Guilt
How did I get here, dancing off-beat, and out of touch? By Ron Benson
Has the Emergent Church Emerged?
When newspapers pick up on a religion story, there's a good chance it's old hat to insiders. So now that the Denver Post and the Press-Enterprise of inland Southern California have written stories on emergent churches, are they really still emerging? By Rob Moll
Emerging Values
The next generation is redefining spiritual formation, community, and mission. By Brian McLaren
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