The Emergent Church Movement – A Brief Introduction and Critique (3)

Previous article in this series: November 15, 2006, p. 76. It is our contention that the Emergent church movement, for all its claims of presenting something new, a new perspective on the Christian faith -- as in McLaren's A New Kind of Christianity -- is not presenting something new at all. It is as old as twentieth century liberalism, be it in new paint. The color in which they dress their instruction may be more hip, garish, and attractive to the contemporary eye (like an Elvis in velvet),...