Towards a hopeful future
Subtitle: why the emergent church is good news for mainline congregations
By: Phil Snider and Emily Bowen.
Contributors: Bowen, Emily, 1977-
Publisher: Pilgrim Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cleveland, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780829818475
Subjects: Church; Postmodernism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Emerging church movement
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Section I: Emergent background; title: Becoming conversant with the emergent church; title: Boxing matches on the magnificent mile; title: Feeling lonely and left out; title: The emergent church is not new; title: Across the ocean and around the world; title: Defining the emerging church or not; title: Different types of the emergent church; title: Trevor's story; title: Lanes on the emerging/emergent highway; title: The Brian McLaren effect; title: Connecting with the emergent church; title: Going organic; title: Don't market the emergent church; title: Megachurch or megasubversion; title: Elephant in the emergent room; title: Ask me about the emergent church and I will show you a quadrilateral; title: Hyphens here, hyphens there, hyphens everywhere; title: Emergent possibilities; title: Section II: Emergent ethos; title: A passion for justice; title: Introduction; title: From heaven to earth; title: Rethinking the cross; title: This isn't your grandmother's evangelical publishing house; title: From nooma to non-violence; title: Karl Barth 2.0 : the remix version; title: Religious right rip; title: Postmodern paths; title: Beyond certainty; title: Mazing grace; title: From arche to archive; title: Extravagant hospitality; title: Misty's story; title: Cultivating unambiguous inclusion; title: Wrestling with Scripture; title: Embracing diversity; title: Why emergent worship is good news for progressive communities of faith; title: Emerging worship points to the question not the answer; title: Beyond either/ors; title: Some pressing questions; title: Emerging liturgy for progressive communities of faith; title: Emerging rituals; title: Welcome to the awakening; title: Aesthetics and space; title: Power corrupts and powerpoint (C) (can) corrupt absolutely; title: Music & language; title: Scripture and prayer; title: Preaching; title: A table of love.