Emergent Agnosticism

Last updated on: January 23, 2013 at 6:39 pm By Michael D. Bobo

I have been struggling with classic depictions of God for the past several months. But I found great comfort in Tony Jones’s recent admission in regards to agnosticism or igtheism. I’d be keen to hear what some of you agnostic and atheistic readers think of his essay. (For the record, I’m currently somewhere on the Christian agnosticism/igtheism spectrum.) I am curious if there are others out there in Emergent Village that find similar tendencies in the midst of emergence. Perhaps emergence... Read more

Return to a Theology of Normalcy or the Same Old Homogenous Imperialism? By Randy S. Woodley

Last updated on: January 22, 2013 at 7:58 pm By randywoodley

It is coming….the signs of restored racism in our society are beginning to show… Increased hate crimes, record gun sales, White Male Supremacy is definitely on the rebound! It was precipitated by the organized resistance to the first Black President, (think Tea Party and the hijacking of the Republican led House). The Tea Party and their corporate donors have mastered the redistricting game and are now working on gerrymandering on a state level. They intend to win again and “they”... Read more

God of the Open Door.

Last updated on: January 18, 2013 at 9:59 am By Denika Anderson

January is always a hard month for me. I’m not sure why. It just always has been. There’s a number of different factors that play in to it, but none of them are enough on their own for me to actually despise the month. Yet, I do. One day a couple weeks ago, though, instead of being angry for an entire month, I decided to try something different. I decided to pray. For hope, specifically. That’s all I wanted, all... Read more

Invited to Your Story

Last updated on: January 17, 2013 at 11:18 pm By Sean Graham

As we begin 2013, I thought it appropriate to invite you into your story. Sounds a little silly to say, but I truly believe that for those of us hungry to discover God in our lives, we need only look as far as the story we have, and particularly its expression today. If it is true that the friend of God and the presence of God is always found in the moment, and if God is always present with us,... Read more

By Invitation Only?: Private Summit Actually Threatens to Undermine Emergence Christianity

Last updated on: January 31, 2013 at 1:08 pm By Holly Roach

The day before the national book event honoring Phyllis Tickle in Memphis, roughly 50 (Correction: 35) emergent movement leaders had a State of Emergence Christianity meeting. The meeting was organized by Tony Jones and Doug Pagitt, also the organizers of the book event. (Correction: Phyllis Tickle called the meeting and contracted JOPA Productions to organize it. This article is intended as a critique of organizing styles, not a personal or professional attack. Please see my follow up blog for further... Read more

The genesis of a more honest story…

Last updated on: January 11, 2013 at 9:25 am By Ron Cole

I don’t exactly know when my belief in the absurd story of Genesis finally evaporated from my mind, the mythical story of God digging his hands into the earth like an artist shaping and molding the human body. And when the artist finally pleased with his work, embraced it, breathing into its nostrils, humanity came to life. It was beautiful to think of creation this way, so profoundly special, so about us. But, are we more freaks of nature, rather than the ultimate... Read more

Rape In India OR Romance Doesnt Exist

Last updated on: January 6, 2013 at 8:25 am By George Elerick

An Endorsement of the Video: “almost finished it, really good video man, loving the down-to-earth examples you offer. Would’ve been interesting to see you unpack the media as masturbatory prop more fully, but it stands as a strong, challenging, and ethical argument/reading of courtly love.” NEW VIDEO: (ROUGH CUT!) Read more

Grab some popcorn,the crucifixion was for entertainment

Last updated on: December 28, 2012 at 3:41 am By George Elerick

It is in the crucifixion of the desert rabbi, Jesus of Nazareth that we come to discover the pleasure and pain of the spectacle. In psychoanalysis, the term to denote the experience of pleasure and pain is embodied in the French word, jouissance. A better direct translation would be: orgasm. Why do I make this distinction? Because, today, especially in the West we are drawn to anything that is centered around the spectacle. The pleasure of entertainment but the discounted... Read more

A Brief Introduction

Last updated on: December 27, 2012 at 10:02 am By Denika Anderson

Hello readers, My name is Denika Anderson, and I’m a recent addition to the EV blog. In the interests of making my often-jumbled thoughts comprehensible and my origins clear, I’ve decided to briefly locate myself, theologically and otherwise. I am female. I am twenty years of age. I am of European descent and am a citizen of the United States. I am straight and married. (Additionally: to an amazing man.) I am theologically progressive. I vote Green. I come out... Read more

May Christmas be Filled with Mouse Poop and Camel Spit By Randy S. Woodley

Last updated on: December 24, 2012 at 12:59 pm By randywoodley

In this cynical and snarky world in which we live, we are getting pretty good at diagnosing the problems in the world, sometimes even to the point of paralysis. We blog about them, we read about them, (many Christians today would like to read themselves into Heaven),we discuss what’s wrong with the world and we even preach about them. Being informed is not a bad thing but it is often the only thing we do. Our Western worldview has come... Read more