{"product_id":"church-in-emerging-culture-195440","title":"Church in Emerging Culture","description":"Synopsis  \u003cbr\u003eA feisty, entertaining, and educational conversation about the shape of the church of the 21st century.   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eDescription  \u003cbr\u003eWhat should the church look like today?   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eWhat should be the focus of its message?   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eHow should I present that message?   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eWe live in as pivotal and defining an age as the Great Depression or the Sixties - a period whose definition, say some cultural observers, includes a warning of the church's influence.   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eThe result? A society measurably less religious but decidedly more spiritual. Less influenced by authority than by experience. More attuned to images than to words.   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eow does the church adapt to such a culture? Or should it, in fact, eschew adapting for maintaining a course it has followed these last two millennia? Or something in between?   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eThese are exactly the questions asked in THE CHURCH IN EMERGING CULTURE by five Christian thinker-speaker-writers, each who advocate unique stances regarding what the church's message should be (and what methods should be used to present it) as it journeys through this evolving, postmodern era. The authors are:   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eAndy Crouch - Re:Generation Quarterly editor-in-chief  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eMichael Horton - professor and reformed theologian  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eFrederica Mathewes-Green - author, commentator, and Orthodox Christian  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBrian D. McLaren - postmodernist, author, pastor, and Emergent senior fellow  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eErwin Raphael McManus - author and pastor of the innovative and interethnic L.A.-based church, Mosaic  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eMost unique about their individual positions is that they're presented not as singular essays but as lively discussions in which the other four authors freely (and frequently) comment, critique, and concur. That element, coupled with a unique photographic design that reinforces the depth of their at-once congenial and feisty conversation, gives you all-access entre into this groundbreaking discourse.   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eWhat's more, general editor Leonard Sweet (author of SoulTsunami and AquaChurch, among several other acclaimed texts) frames the thought-provoking dialogue with a profoundly insightful, erudite introductory essay-practically a book within a book.   \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eThe Church In Emerging Culture is foundational reading for leaders and serious students of all denominations and church styles.","brand":"Koorong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51561505194271,"sku":"9780310254874","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8981\/8143\/files\/9780310254874_1359928.jpg?v=1769137915","url":"https:\/\/koorong.com\/products\/church-in-emerging-culture-195440","provider":"Koorong","version":"1.0","type":"link"}