Kevin DeYoung and Ted Kluck, Why We’re Not Emergent…From Two Guys Who Should Be (Moody Publishers, April 2008).
Referenced in:
- Generational Issues in Churches
- Mission and Ministry in the Postmodern Ethos – Part 2, Evaluating-Emergent
- Missional Communities – Resurgent Reformed
LifeandLeadership.com Summary
This is the first of several volumes by the same authors of the millennial generation that affirm the conventional church. It is from the same authors who wrote, Why We Love the Church: In Praise of Institutions and Organized Religion. In this case, they evaluate the emergent church, both pro and con, and make their case against it. This is not as academic as Evangelicals Engaging Emergent, but is based more on the personal observations and experiences of the authors.
Readers may also be interested in DeYoung’s The Good News We Almost Forgot, and Don’t Call it a Comeback. These volumes as a whole constitute a good first-hand depiction of an Evaluating-Emergent or Resurgent-Reformed perspective, which is an important sector of the churched millennial generation.
From the Publisher
“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 weren’t.”
The Emergent Church is a strong voice in today’s Christian community. And they’re talking about good things: caring for the poor, peace for all men, loving Jesus. They’re doing church a new way, not content to fit the mold. Again, all good. But there’s more to the movement than that. Much more, Kevin and Ted are two guys who, demographically, should be all over this movement. But they’re not. And Why We’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 it’s all about.
From the Publisher
“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 weren’t.”
The Emergent Church is a strong voice in today’s Christian community. And they’re talking about good things: caring for the poor, peace for all men, loving Jesus. They’re doing church a new way, not content to fit the mold. Again, all good. But there’s more to the movement than that. Much more.
Kevin and Ted are two guys who, demographically, should be all over this movement. But they’re not. And Why We’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 it’s all about.
About the Author
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.
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