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The '''emerging church movement''' is a recent [[Christian]] (mostly [[Protestant]]) [[movement]] that seeks to cater to the attitudes and experiences of what it sees as people who are [[Postmodernism|postmodern]], [[Generation X]] and "post-Christian" through a [[deconstructionism|deconstructive]] and conversational approach to Christianity. Participants in the movement often say the movement is a reaction to the [[ | The '''emerging church movement''' is a recent [[Christian]] (mostly [[Protestant]]) [[movement]] that seeks to cater to the attitudes and experiences of what it sees as people who are [[Postmodernism|postmodern]], [[Generation X]] and "post-Christian" through a [[deconstructionism|deconstructive]] and conversational approach to Christianity. Participants in the movement often say the movement is a reaction to the [[Christian Right|evangelical right-wing]], which they find overbearing. The movement started in the [[United States of America]] around 2000, and has spread elsewhere in the world including the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>Katharine Sarah Moody, "'I Hate Your Church; What I Want is My Kingdom': Emerging Spiritualities in the UK Emerging Church Milieu", ''The Expository Times'', 121: 10, pp. 495-503.</ref> | ||
The emerging church movement tends to reject [[church hierarchy]], has a strong focus on ''[[praxis]]''—the practical consequences of [[faith]], and tends to prefer [[theology]] | The emerging church movement tends to reject [[church hierarchy]], has a strong focus on ''[[praxis]]''—the practical consequences of [[faith]], and tends to prefer [[narrative theology]] over propositional, [[systematic theology]] - what one does, not what one believes<ref>Jasen Tracey, [http://zealfortruth.org/2007/10/emerging-impulses-narrative-theology/ Emerging Impulses: Narrative Theology], ''Zeal for Truth blog''</ref>. | ||
Conservative evangelicals and fundamentalists often criticize the emerging church, alleging that it is unorthodox or heretical in its embrace of postmodernism, which undermines Biblical truth. | Conservative evangelicals and fundamentalists often criticize the emerging church, alleging that it is unorthodox or heretical in its embrace of postmodernism, which they claim undermines Biblical truth. | ||
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 The emerging church movement is a recent Christian (mostly Protestant) movement that seeks to cater to the attitudes and experiences of what it sees as people who are postmodern, Generation X and "post-Christian" through a deconstructive and conversational approach to Christianity. Participants in the movement often say the movement is a reaction to the evangelical right-wing, which they find overbearing. The movement started in the United States of America around 2000, and has spread elsewhere in the world including the United Kingdom.[1] The emerging church movement tends to reject church hierarchy, has a strong focus on praxis—the practical consequences of faith, and tends to prefer narrative theology over propositional, systematic theology - what one does, not what one believes[2]. Conservative evangelicals and fundamentalists often criticize the emerging church, alleging that it is unorthodox or heretical in its embrace of postmodernism, which they claim undermines Biblical truth. References
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