Book description
What the "Emergent Church Movement" is all about-and why it
matters to the future of Christianity
Following on the questions raised by Brian McLaren in A New Kind of
Christian, Tony Jones has written an engaging exploration of what this
new kind of Christianity looks like. Writing "dispatches"
about the thinking and practices of adventurous Emergent Christians
across the country, he offers an in-depth view of this new "third
way" of faith-its origins, its theology, and its views of truth,
scripture and interpretation, and the Emergent movement's hopeful and
life-giving sense of community. With the depth of theological
expertise and broad perspective he has gained as a pastor, writer, and
leader of the movement, Jones initiates readers into the Emergent
conversation and offers a new way forward for Christians in a
post-Christian world. With journalistic narrative as well as
authoritative reflection, he draws upon on-site research to provide
fascinating examples and firsthand stories of who is doing what,
where, and why it matters.
Tony Jones (tonyj. net) is the author of many
books on Christian ministry and spirituality, including The Sacred
Way: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life. He is a
theologian-in-residence at Solomon's Porch in Minneapolis and a
doctoral fellow in practical theology at Princeton Theological
Seminary. Tony is a sought-after speaker and consultant in the areas
of emerging church, postmodernism, and Christian spirituality. Tony
has three children and lives in Edina, Minnesota.
