Tony Jones

The New Christians (eBook, ePUB)

Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

What the "Emergent Church Movement" is all about-and why itmatters to the future of Christianity Following on the questions raised by Brian McLaren in A New Kindof Christian, Tony Jones has written an engaging exploration ofwhat this new kind of Christianity looks like. Writing "dispatches"about the thinking and practices of adventurous Emergent Christiansacross the country, he offers an in-depth view of this new "thirdway" of faith-its origins, its theology, and its views of truth,scripture and interpretation, and the Emergent movement's hopefuland life-giving sense of community. With the depth of theologicalexpertise and broad perspective he has gained as a pastor, writer,and leader of the movement, Jones initiates readers into theEmergent conversation and offers a new way forward for Christiansin a post-Christian world. With journalistic narrative as well asauthoritative reflection, he draws upon on-site research to providefascinating examples and firsthand stories of who is doing what,where, and why it matters.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jossey-Bass
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118039625
• Artikelnr.: 38241603

Autorenporträt

Tony Jones (tonyj.net) is the author of many books on Christian ministry and spirituality, including The Sacred Way: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life. He is a theologian-in-residence at Solomon's Porch in Minneapolis and a doctoral fellow in practical theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. Tony is a sought-after speaker and consultant in the areas of emerging church, postmodernism, and Christian spirituality. Tony has three children and lives in Edina, Minnesota.