The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity

The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity

Winner of the Distinguished Book Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion

The Emerging Church Movement (ECM) is a creative, entrepreneurial religious movement that strives to achieve social legitimacy and spiritual vitality by actively disassociating from its roots in conservative, evangelical Christianity and "deconstructing" contemporary expressions of Christianity. Emerging Christians see themselves as overturning outdated interpretations of the Bible, transforming hierarchical religious institutions, and re-orienting Christianity to step outside the walls of church buildings toward working among and serving others in the "real world."

Drawing on ethnographic observation of emerging congregations, pub churches, neo-monastic communities, conferences, online networks, in-depth interviews, and congregational surveys in the US, UK, and Ireland, Gerardo Marti and Gladys Ganiel provide a comprehensive social-scientific analysis of the development and significance of the ECM. Emerging Christians, they find, are shaping a distinct religious orientation that encourages individualism, deep relationships with others, new ideas about the nature of truth, doubt, and God, and innovations in preaching, worship, Eucharist, and leadership.
Country USA
Brand Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer Oxford University Press
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2018-01-01
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Brand	Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer	Oxford University Press
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2018-01-01
Format	Kindle eBook

The Deconstructed Church: Understanding Emerging Christianity

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