lifeasmission

This is a bit old by now, but I am just running across it.  Taken from the 2004 Emergent Theolgical Conversation, these are 19 theses from Dr. Walter Brueggemann which, in concise fashion, sum up the grand scope of the “cultural problem” for the church in the United States.  These 19 theses, especially number 12, [...]

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Prompted by my friend Billy, I picked up a new book by John W. Wright, Telling God’s Story: Narrative Preaching for Christian Formation. A student of Hauerwas and with commendations from Ray Anderson, Marva Dawn, and James K.A. Smith, I knew I’d like the book before I even cracked it open. I am [...]

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I just came across a great post by David Fitch on why Emerging Church people are drawn to deconstructive theology. Actually, this post is a follow up to one he wrote for The Church and Postmodern Culture. In the original post he does a great job of answering the above question and in [...]

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This is the title of my masters thesis.  The subtitle is, “Exploring the Relationship Between Culture, Theology, and the Church.”  It is divided into 3 main sections - the first with regard to the relationship between God’s people and the idea of culture, a second on narrative approaches to theology, and a third on missional [...]

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Ok, I know I promised an apology and explanation. Believe me, it’s coming. In fact, it’s half written - I just had to get this on there first.
 
Today was a monumental day in the life of JR Rozko. With the push of a (send) button, a project, quarter, school year, degree, [...]

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