Why We're Not Emergent By Two Guys Who Should Be

"You can be young, passionate about Jesus Christ, surrounded by diversity, engaged in a postmodern world, reared in evangelicalism and not be an emergent Christian. In fact, I want to argue that it would be better if you werenrs"t." The Emergent Church is a strong voice in todayrs"s Christian community. And theyrs"re talking about good things: caring for the poor, peace for all men, loving Jesus. Theyrs"re doing church a new way, not content to fit the mold. Again, all good. But therers"s more to the movement than that. Much more. Kevin and Ted are two guys who, demographically, should be all over this movement. But theyrs"re not. And Why Wers"re Not Emergent gives you the solid reasons why. From both a theological and an on-the-street perspective, Kevin and Ted diagnose the emerging church. They pull apart interviews, articles, books, and blogs, helping you see for yourself what itrs"s all about.

Kevin DeYoung is the senior pastor at University Reformed Church in East Lansing, Michigan, across the street from Michigan State University. He is a graduate of Hope College and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is the author of Freedom and Boundaries: A Pastoral Primer on the Role of Women in the Church and has written daily devotionals for Words of Hope: Daily Reflections. He and his wife, Trisha, have three children: Ian, Jacob, and Elizabeth. Ted Kluck's work has appeared in ESPN the Magazine, Sports Spectrum magazine, ESPN.com, Page2, and several small literary journals. A bi-monthly column for Sports Spectrum Magazine entitled "Pro and Con" won the Evangelical Press Association award for best standing column in 2003. Additionally, Ted has written two WGA registered screenplays and an award-winning (Damah Film Festival, Sabaoth Film Festival) short film. Ted lives in Lansing, Michigan with his wife Kristin, and son, Tristan.

Foreword Introduction: Still Submergent after All These Years (Kevin) Maybe--the New Yes (Ted) 1. Journey: Are the Pilgrims Still Making Progress? (Kevin) 2. Rebel Without a Cause: What Is Worth Submitting to? (Ted) 3. Bible: Why I Love the Person and Propositions of Jesus (Kevin) 4. Thank You for Smoking: On Dialogue, Futurism, and Hell (Ted) 5. Doctrine: The Drama Is in the Dogma (Kevin) 6. A Funeral for a Friend: On Churches, Story, and Propositional Language (Ted) 7. Modernism: The Boogeyman Cometh (Kevin) 8. Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Dialoguing for the Sake of Dialogue (Ted) 9. Jesus: Bringer of Peace, Bearer of Wrath (Kevin) 10. Real Topeka People: In Search of Community (Ted) 11. Why I Don't Want a Cool Pastor (Ted) Epilogue: Listening to All the Churches of Revelation (Kevin) Acknowledgments