Postmodernism and the Emerging Church Movement

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just received this from Anton and Janet who run the ApologeticsIndex....

It was long past-due, but we have just posted a major entry on the
Emerging Church at Apologetics Index:

Postmodernism and the Emerging Church Movement

The author is David Kowalksi, an ordained minister with the Assemblies
of God. He has authored a number of articles, including two in the
"Encyclopedia of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity," published
by Berkshire Publishing.

The article provides

- An appropriate response to the Emerging Church Movement

- An overview of the distinctive teachings and goals of the
Emergent Church

- A look at the movement's methods and communication strategies

- The Church's proper role in postmodern culture

- An overview of the movement's leaders

- An overview of the movement's opponents

- A (satirical) glossary for those who are new to the conversation

- Overviews of Emergent Church teachings versus those of the
Bible and non-Emergent Christians on the topics of Truth, Scripture,
Faith, Doctrine, Lifestyle and ministry

- A listing of pro, neutral, and contra web sites

- Recommended books

"Any thoughtful consideration of the removal of the foundation and the
boundaries for Christian faith must conclude that this
postmodernization is fatal to biblical faith, stripping the term
"faith" of any real meaning and opening the door to substantial change
in fundamental beliefs. These changes can be found most prominently
in the soteriology and eschatology of emergents. After they have
undergone emergent accommodation to postmodernism, doctrines such as
atonement and judgment no longer resemble the biblical teachings
Evangelicals believe are non-negotiable. The collection of quotations
from emergents found later in this article should give the reader an
idea of the extent to which heresies have been entertained in the
movement.

The effect of the emergent movement's presence in the body of Christ
is equivalent to both an autoimmune disease (such as multiple
sclerosis, in which the body attacks itself with harmful consequences)
and an immunocompromising disease (such as AIDS, in which the body
lowers its defenses to external pathogens). The Emerging Church
movement acts like an autoimmune disease, stripping Christian
terminology of its biblical meanings, and it acts like an
immunocompromising disease, disarming the body's defenses against
foreign invasion. The result is that this movement represents a
deadly influence within the Church which requires a decisive response
from those who recognize it as such. "

- From An Appropriate Response to the Emerging Church Movement

Anton

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Anton and Janet Hein-Hudson

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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