Let's Talk Post-Modernism and the Emergent Church...

Evangelical conservatives, Mohler, Sproul and Zacharias take on the Emergent Church.

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Derek Vreeland said…
RZ is my hero. He made the best observation IMHO. "Were they bored with God? What brought this on?" I thought that was a good observation...what brought on the emergent conversation. Did these young evangelicals get bored with God, or doctrine, or the Church?

Good stuff.

Thanks for posting the video.
8:53 PM
Anonymous said…
I couldn't stop watching You Tube clips of this panel discussion. As someone who left the church a long time ago, I still find arguments around the church interesting. One of the most interesting things I saw in these clips is that there is actually no discussion, only agreement. It would have been great to see a panel discussion with multiple views represented. That's why I loved growing up in the Mennonite community; in my private high school I was educated on major world religions before I studied ANY Mennonite history. Kudos to my school for promoting tolerance and allowing students to make their own educated decisions on faith!
9:37 PM
Anonymous said…
This video infuriated me. These men patently misrepresented a very broad and nuanced movement with sweeping generalizations, patronizing (though unqualified) witty quips and (what seemed to me) no effort to understand. Do I acknowledge the truth of much of what they are saying? Of course, but that only makes their own twisting of truth more palatable. These men should know better.
9:01 AM
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