One of the things that I have personally been frustrated with the Emergent Church is that they never “have a position” on anything. The claim is that people are simply having discussions and conversations about theology. However, I find it somewhat counter “conversational” if they have their own “leaders” (even though they wouldn’t claim to be one), have their own conferences, and annual meetings. Kevin DeYoung does a great job of explaining the Emergent Village and the people there within. Also, I appreciate the fact that he covers a lot of grounds regarding the bad habits of tradition evangelicals as well.
Here’s are some quick excerpts
“You MIGHT be an emergent Christian: if you listen to U2, Moby, and Johnny Cash’s Hurt (sometimes in church), use sermon illustrations from The Sopranos, drink lattes in the afternoon and Guinness in the evenings, and always use a Mac…” then he goes on.
Obviously, DeYoung pokes at fun at the emerging movement, but he also discusses some of the serious red flags about the movement including penal substitution, inerrancy of Scripture, importance of authentic community, etc.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. :-)
