The Great Emergence – The 500 Year Theological Rummage Sale

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The “every five hundred year rummage sale” is upon us. Phyllis Tickle (1935-2015) posited the theory in The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why (2012). Many of us have had rummage sales to think out our belongings—to light the weight of our lives, so to speak. Others have them to try to fit … Continue reading “The Great Emergence – The 500 Year Theological Rummage Sale”

The Madness of the Kin-dom: What Would Jesus Deconstruct?

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It’s been five years since a “Faith Fight” broke out in Fountain Hills, Arizona, that sparked a bit of national news coverage. A number of my colleagues and I signed a statement in response to a six-week sermon series being given by several of the conservative evangelical pastors in Fountain Hills entitled, “Progressive Christianity: Fact … Continue reading “The Madness of the Kin-dom: What Would Jesus Deconstruct?”