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THE GREAT EMERGENCE
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Publisher:
Baker
ISBN:
9780801013133
Item #:
9458
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Binding:
Hardcover
Chapters:
7
Page Count:
176
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Rooted in the observation that massive transitions in the church happen about every 500 years, Phyllis Tickle shows readers that we live in such a time right now. She compares the Great Emergence to other "Greats" in the history of Christianity, including the Great Transformation (when God walked among us), the time of Gregory the Great, the Great Schism, and the Great Reformation.
Combining history, a look at the causes of social upheaval, and current events, The Great Emergence shows readers what the Great Emergence in church and culture is, how it came to be, and where it is going. Anyone who is interested in the future of the church in America, no matter what their personal affiliation, will find this book a fascinating exploration.
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Publication Date:
2008
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Editor’s note:
Though author Phyllis Tickle is
not always known for her
sound theology, she is a woman with much insight. Having an interest in the
“emergence movement,” I was intrigued by her view of history. As I was
discussing this book with John Muether, Librarian at Reformed Theological
seminary in Orlando, Florida, and a member of our Great Commission Publications
Board, I realized we had a similar reaction. Therefore, I asked him to write the
brief review you will find below.
—Thanks John!
In this brief and breezy book, Phyllis Tickle (formerly Religion
editor for Publishers Weekly) introduces readers to the phenomenon that
has come to be known as the emerging church movement.
Like clockwork, Christianity undergoes a great paradigm shift
every 500 years in Tickle’s reading of church history. The monasticism of
Gregory the Great (ca. 500), the Great schism of 1054, and the Great Reformation
of the sixteenth century – together they prepare us for the “Great Emergence” of
our day. Tickle particularly presses the analogy of the Reformation to an
assessment of our time. Just as the Reformers had the printing press and
Copernicus, so we have technological and intellectual tsunamis (the internet and
Darwin) as precursors to our revolution. sure, there will be resistance, but we
should expect that any Counter-Emergence will have as much success in thwarting
the movement as the Counter-Reformation did.
The central issue in the Great Emergence is authority. our age
has rendered sola Scriptura implausible and Protestant notions of
authority must be reconfigured after controversies over slavery, divorce, the
ordination of women, and homosexuality. The debate over these issues has
splintered American Presbyterianism into PCA, EPC, OPC, and more, though Tickle
prefers other ways to describe the various camps: traditionalists,
re-traditionalists, progressives, and even the “Presby-mergents.” While Tickle
is uncertain what new form of Christianity will emerge, she suggests that it
will be post-denominational (other ties will command greater allegiance),
post-doctrinal (doctrine being a Constantinian construct!) and even
post-Protestant (Protestant and Catholic animosities will recede into the past).
As far-fetched as this vision seems, this book is worth reading
to gain a scope of the brazenness of the claims of the emerging church. It is a
sobering reminder of why confessional Presbyterians and other American
Protestants must continue to protest against errors and unbelief, both old and
new.
— John Muether, Librarian, RTS Orlando
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