Beyond Strategy, Towards the Kingdom of God: The Post-Critical Reconstructionist Mission of the Emerging Church Export

@article{citeulike:2436500, abstract = {The Emerging Church is a diverse global phenomenon which envisions a radical reforming of the theology and praxis of the broader Christian church in light of the philosophical and cultural shift from modernism to post-modernism. Differing from the evangelical New Paradigm seeker-sensitive Church's generational focus, and the organizational unity and routines of Mainline Protestant denominations the Emerging Church conversation endeavors to create committed, authentic, day-to-day communities that embrace ecumenical and ancient Christian theology and practices in order to live out the reality of the in-breaking kingdom of God. Though precise systemic theological unity within the Emerging movement is recognized as an elusive goal that is generally not even sought, the movement as a whole finds much in common with post-conservative and post-liberal theology, and shares a joint mission with those who have been called to the task of post-critical reconstruction.}, author = {Moritz}, citeulike-article-id = {2436500}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6385.2008.00365.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/dial/2008/00000047/00000001/art00007}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/119389701/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1111/j.1540-6385.2008.00365.x}, issn = {0012-2033}, journal = {Dialog}, keywords = {emerging-church, religion, sociology}, number = {1}, pages = {27--36}, posted-at = {2009-04-20 21:20:32}, priority = {0}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing}, title = {Beyond Strategy, Towards the Kingdom of God: The Post-Critical Reconstructionist Mission of the Emerging Church}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6385.2008.00365.x}, volume = {47}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2436500 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2436500 N2 - The Emerging Church is a diverse global phenomenon which envisions a radical reforming of the theology and praxis of the broader Christian church in light of the philosophical and cultural shift from modernism to post-modernism. Differing from the evangelical New Paradigm seeker-sensitive Church's generational focus, and the organizational unity and routines of Mainline Protestant denominations the Emerging Church conversation endeavors to create committed, authentic, day-to-day communities that embrace ecumenical and ancient Christian theology and practices in order to live out the reality of the in-breaking kingdom of God. Though precise systemic theological unity within the Emerging movement is recognized as an elusive goal that is generally not even sought, the movement as a whole finds much in common with post-conservative and post-liberal theology, and shares a joint mission with those who have been called to the task of post-critical reconstruction. IS - 1 JF - Dialog SN - 0012-2033 EP - 36 TI - Beyond Strategy, Towards the Kingdom of God: The Post-Critical Reconstructionist Mission of the Emerging Church PB - Blackwell Publishing VL - 47 SP - 27 KW - emerging-church KW - religion KW - sociology AU - Moritz PY - 2008/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6385.2008.00365.x ER -