TONY JONES ON PHYLLIS TICKLE'S EMERGENCE

By Ken Silva pastor-teacher on Jul 8, 2009 in Current Issues, Emergence Christianity, Emergent Church, Features

DOWN WITH SOLA SCRIPTURA!

Quite obviously Apprising Ministries is opposed to the spurious spirituality and corrupt theology espoused by both Tony Jones and his friend Phyllis Tickle. However, what Jones says below from his blog post today is helpful for clarification concerning this egregiously ecumenical Emerging Church de-formation of the Christian faith aka Emergent Church—now morphing into Emergence Christianity, which is not a move of God:

what I’m saying is that maybe, just maybe, the idea of “emerging” does better fit those persons and groups who feel more comfortable with conventional evangelical theologies, and “emergent” is more appropriate for those of us more interested in following the various theological and philosophical rabbit holes that present themselves to us.

This is where Phyllis comes in. She claims that all such movements are a part of “Emergence Christianity,” which itself is subsumed by the broader global emergence — the massive, overarching cultural shift, often called globalization — taking place everywhere, right now. It is, she claims, inevitable that Christianity would be swept up in the changes that are shaking economics, politics, science, education, and every other sphere of human endeavor.

So, all this to say that I’m coming around to Phyllis’s POV. Emergence Christianity may be the best term for those of us interested in talking about the meta-religious shifts taking place right now, rather than the more parochial concerns of the “next evangelicalism” or the “rebirth of the mainline” or something like that.
(Online source, bold his)

TONY JONES ON PHYLLIS TICKLE'S EMERGENCE

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