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031020755X_relation_fm.qxp 9/8/06 2:21 PM Page 1 This page is intentionally left blank 0310259479_beconversnt.qxd 9/19/05 4:23 PM Page 1 Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church 0310259479_beconversnt.qxd 9/19/05 4:23 PM Page 2 Zondervan Books by D. A. Carson Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church The Gagging of God An Introduction to the New Testament (coauthor) Matthew in the Expositor’s Bible Commentary Telling the Truth (general editor) Worship by the Book (editor) 0310259479_beconversnt.qxd 4/10/06 8:43 AM Page 3 0310259479_beconversnt.qxd 4/10/06 8:43 AM Page 4 Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church Copyright © 2005 by D. A. Carson All rights reserved under International and Pan -American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non -exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down - loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of Zondervan. AER Edition January 2009 ISBN: 978-0-310-29648-5 Requests for information should be addressed to: Zondervan, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49530 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Carson, D.A. Becoming conversant with the emerging church : understanding a movement and its implications / D.A. Carson. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN-10: 0-310-25947-9 (pbk.) ISBN-13: 978-0-310-25947-3 (pbk.) 1. Postmodernism—Religious aspects—Christianity. 2. Non-institutional churches. I. Title. BR115.P74C37 2005 262—dc22 2005000360 CIP All Scripture quotations from the Old Testament, unless otherwise indicated, are taken ® ® from the Holy Bible, New International Version . NIV . Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. All Scripture quotations from the New Testament, unless otherwise indicated, are taken ® ® from the Holy Bible, Today’s New International Version . TNIV . Copyright © 2002, 2004 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved. The website addresses recommended throughout this book are offered as a resource to you. These websites are not intended in any way to be or imply an endorsement on the part of Zondervan, nor do we vouch for their content for the life of this book. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher. 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 • 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 0310259479_beconversnt.qxd 9/19/05 4:23 PM Page 5 This book is gratefully dedicated to JoyJoy 031020755X_relation_fm.qxp 9/8/06 2:21 PM Page 1 This page is intentionally left blank 0310259479_beconversnt.qxd 9/19/05 4:23 PM Page 7 CONTENTS Preface 9 1. The Emerging Church Profile 11 2. Emerging Church Strengths in Reading the Times 45 3. Emerging Church Analysis of Contemporary Culture 57 4. Personal Reflections on Postmodernism’s Contribution and Challenges 87 5. Emerging Church Critique of Postmodernism 125 6. Emerging Church Weakness Illustrated in Two Significant Books 157 7. Some Biblical Passages to Help Us in Our Evaluation 188 8. A Biblical Meditation on Truth and Experience 218 Scripture Index 237 Index of Names 241 Subject Index 245 About the Publisher 257 Share Your Thoughts 258 031020755X_relation_fm.qxp 9/8/06 2:21 PM Page 1 This page is intentionally left blank

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