Welcome to the Emergent Village Voice
This blog is an experiment.
We are seeking to include as many voices as are willing to join together and tell stories, create ideas, and generate friendships that will compel us to the future. There are more than 50 people who will be adding their voices to this conversation. Some will write, some will post audio, some will post video.
You will hear from Christians and Jews; denominationalists and free-range spiritualists; conservatives and liberals; the faith-filled and the faith-hesitant.
We are a collective of people who are not only concerned about the “right and left” but now and the future. Emergent Village is a community that wants to make something together.
We invite you to join us.
Read, comment, spread the word and consider adding your voice. If you would like to be one the bloggers contact Doug Pagitt at doug@dougpagitt.com.
To learn more about Emergent Village go to EmergentVillage.com.
Author Archives: Michael D. Bobo
my broken family (Church vs. Art)
I love art. I teach it. I try to preach it to others. My faith is truly alive due to artists – both old and new. They imbue hope, life, and peace. Rembrandt and Michelangelo, Goya and Picasso, and more recently Wooster. … Continue reading
Posted in church, Culture
Tagged Art, Beauty, Church, inspiration, W. David O. Taylor, Wooster
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Emergence and Indie Rock
Listening to Sirius XMU at work provoked the following thoughts about about Indie Rock and Emergence: Pre-mainstream. Both have touched upon the edges of society who are looking for a different expression. I find it ironic that the old mainstream … Continue reading
World Religions and Ecumenicism
For the past year, I’ve been teaching courses in Humanities at a local community college. In my professional role, I have to maintain a certain degree of detachment from the various topics from lecture to lecture. This includes the major … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Brian McLaren, Buddhism, christianity, Hinduism, Interfaith relations, Islam, Judaism, love
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My Spiritual Path to Virtual Community
Upon receiving a welcome email with a username and password, I paused to reflect. A frighteningly wonderful realization surfaced: I’ve walked alone to discover a virtual community. This marvelous opportunity to join the writers of Emergent Village once again affirms … Continue reading
Posted in church, Culture
Tagged Brian McLaren, Burnside Writers, Christian Piatt, Church, doug pagitt, Shane Claiborne
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