x, 290 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-290)

Introduction -- Section I: Emergent background -- Becoming conversant with the emergent church -- Boxing matches on the magnificent mile -- Feeling lonely and left out -- The emergent church is not new -- Across the ocean and around the world -- Defining the emerging church or not -- Different types of the emergent church -- Trevor's story -- Lanes on the emerging/emergent highway -- The Brian McLaren effect -- Connecting with the emergent church -- Going organic -- Don't market the emergent church -- Megachurch or megasubversion -- Elephant in the emergent room -- Ask me about the emergent church and I will show you a quadrilateral -- Hyphens here, hyphens there, hyphens everywhere -- Emergent possibilities -- Section II: Emergent ethos -- A passion for justice -- Introduction -- From heaven to earth -- Rethinking the cross -- This isn't your grandmother's evangelical publishing house -- From nooma to non-violence -- Karl Barth 2.0: the remix version -- Religious right rip -- Postmodern paths -- Beyond certainty -- Mazing grace -- From arche to archive -- Extravagant hospitality -- Misty's story -- Cultivating unambiguous inclusion -- Wrestling with Scripture -- Embracing diversity -- Why emergent worship is good news for progressive communities of faith -- Emerging worship points to the question not the answer -- Beyond either/ors -- Some pressing questions -- Emerging liturgy for progressive communities of faith -- Emerging rituals -- Welcome to the awakening -- Aesthetics and space -- Power corrupts and powerpoint (C) (can) corrupt absolutely -- Music & language -- Scripture and prayer -- Preaching -- A table of love

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