Phil Johnson of Pyromaniacs asked me a question in a blog comment that I thought was quite interesting. Here’s his question and my answer. If any of you feel I have misrepresented the Emergent/emerging church (or Off The Map) in my response to him, feel free to say so here. If you decide to post a comment on his blog I recommend reading the rules first because they do delete comments and ban people who violate their posting rules.
Phil wrote:
Do most of those who identify with the Emerging/Emergent conversation seem to want to try to help you regain your faith, or would you say they spend more energy encouraging you to feel comfortable with your doubts?
That’s a serious question. I’m not trying to start an argument. I’m interested in a candid answer.
That’s a serious question. I’m not trying to start an argument. I’m interested in a candid answer.
Phil, I’m happy to give you a serious answer. Especially since this is one of the more interesting questions any Christian has asked me lately (no offense intended towards anyone else who asked me a great question which isn’t presently springing to mind)
I still don’t know what to call you so I’ll go with VCC – Very Conservative Christian – to avoid picking fights with people in the EC who self-identify as Conservative Christians.
On the whole, VCCs and ECCs (Emerging/Emergent Church Christians) are equally uncomfortable with me being almost an atheist. Most ECCs I run into value their relationship with God highly and can’t imagine how not actively engaging in a relationship with God can be better than doing so. Read the rest of this entry »
08-29-2007 |
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