Comments on: a southern response to a southern response

By: DougG

DougG — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 21:29:48 +0000

Hello,

Being 43 and new to things EC, I think a couple questions for JH are concerning his concerns for his own church. Evangelicals, at least here in the US, do not have a very good track record (biblical literacy, holiness, impact). In “TCOTOS”, Brian McLaren talks of a friend who has no expectations of Ev/Mega-Churches and that’s right where I am at; I read EC Things and I like what I see. The point here is not to bash Ev/Reformed churches, but if the are the “keepers of the flame” let’s have an honest discussion about how we are all doing. (http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=Resource&ResourceID=135)

Thanks, DougG

PS What started my quest was a major Ev leader making a pretty strong negative generalization of the EC.

By: gary manders

gary manders — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 10:07:05 +0000

Could you explain more about what you mean by your evocative phrase the “micro-poetics of everyday life”?

By: andrew

andrew — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 23:25:58 +0000

thanks steve

great to have you applying your mind to this.

peace on nz

By: Paul Fromont

Paul Fromont — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 23:47:24 +0000

And, further to your point (4), why does Hammett’s equation automatically equate “postmodern” with “youth.” Surely “youth” don’t have a monopoly on “postmodern”…