Comments on: Andrew Jones: An Emerging “Apostle” and His American Epistle http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/andrew-jones-an-emerging-apostle-and-his-american-epistle ...dispatches from the post-evangelical wilderness Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:48:13 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Michael Spencer http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/andrew-jones-an-emerging-apostle-and-his-american-epistle/comment-page-1#comment-5416 Michael Spencer Tue, 21 Feb 2006 03:26:36 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/andrew-jones-an-emerging-apostle-and-his-american-epistle#comment-5416 I think most of the criticism of the emerging movement that is in print comes from reformed Christians, yes. I think most of the criticism of the emerging movement that is in print comes from reformed Christians, yes.

]]> By: messychristian http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/andrew-jones-an-emerging-apostle-and-his-american-epistle/comment-page-1#comment-5415 messychristian Tue, 21 Feb 2006 02:29:49 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/andrew-jones-an-emerging-apostle-and-his-american-epistle#comment-5415 Pardon my ignorance, but are you saying that only Reformed Christians have a problem with the Emergent movement? If it's so, why? I'm just puzzled that's all .... i come from a country where such divisions don't exist (or if they do it's among the academics), and I find it very puzzling and disheartening at the same time to read about this. I sometimes worry that this quarrel will be exported to my country like many other Christian fads/culture ... Pardon my ignorance, but are you saying that only Reformed Christians have a problem with the Emergent movement? If it’s so, why?

I’m just puzzled that’s all …. i come from a country where such divisions don’t exist (or if they do it’s among the academics), and I find it very puzzling and disheartening at the same time to read about this. I sometimes worry that this quarrel will be exported to my country like many other Christian fads/culture …

]]> By: marc http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/andrew-jones-an-emerging-apostle-and-his-american-epistle/comment-page-1#comment-5403 marc Wed, 15 Feb 2006 05:32:41 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/andrew-jones-an-emerging-apostle-and-his-american-epistle#comment-5403 Michael, I share some of your frustration in dealing with my fellow reformed brothers when discussing matters of the EC. Its not that I am an EC guy, but I feel, through dialouge and a bit of reading of their blogs (Andrew's included)etc that I know a little bit about what many of them are trying to say. The frustrating thing to me is, that the critique of EC by us TR's (I suppose I am one)rarely gets past surface assumptions and completely erroneous understandings of what the EC is saying. Now, the EC can be blamed for a lot of that, being a bit hard to pin down, but I think we owe it to our brothers in Christ to at least hear what they are saying and respond to it. Having personal conversations with both Doug Pagitt and Brian McLaren I've found them both to be liakable, good humored brothers who I happen to agree with on a few things and disagree with on quite a few more. Michael,

I share some of your frustration in dealing with my fellow reformed brothers when discussing matters of the EC. Its not that I am an EC guy, but I feel, through dialouge and a bit of reading of their blogs (Andrew’s included)etc that I know a little bit about what many of them are trying to say. The frustrating thing to me is, that the critique of EC by us TR’s (I suppose I am one)rarely gets past surface assumptions and completely erroneous understandings of what the EC is saying.

Now, the EC can be blamed for a lot of that, being a bit hard to pin down, but I think we owe it to our brothers in Christ to at least hear what they are saying and respond to it. Having personal conversations with both Doug Pagitt and Brian McLaren I’ve found them both to be liakable, good humored brothers who I happen to agree with on a few things and disagree with on quite a few more.

]]> By: Broken Messenger http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/andrew-jones-an-emerging-apostle-and-his-american-epistle/comment-page-1#comment-5399 Broken Messenger Wed, 15 Feb 2006 03:05:12 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/andrew-jones-an-emerging-apostle-and-his-american-epistle#comment-5399 Michael, Thanks for the link. Tall Skinny seems a bit over the top and paranoid but he does seem to raise good points over many a misconception. Brad Michael,

Thanks for the link. Tall Skinny seems a bit over the top and paranoid but he does seem to raise good points over many a misconception.

Brad

]]> By: Sean http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/andrew-jones-an-emerging-apostle-and-his-american-epistle/comment-page-1#comment-5396 Sean Wed, 15 Feb 2006 01:47:07 +0000 http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/andrew-jones-an-emerging-apostle-and-his-american-epistle#comment-5396 This article is a God-send. I'm a young Emergent in a very conservative (read: anti-Emergent) area. All I hear about Emergent is the negative he talks about, but everytime I'm able to go to hear Rob Bell at Mars Hill (which isn't nearly as often as I'd like) I have to wonder if these critics are referring to the same church I just attended. This article is a God-send. I’m a young Emergent in a very conservative (read: anti-Emergent) area. All I hear about Emergent is the negative he talks about, but everytime I’m able to go to hear Rob Bell at Mars Hill (which isn’t nearly as often as I’d like) I have to wonder if these critics are referring to the same church I just attended.

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