The Emergent Church, Socio-economics and Christian Mission

Authors

Kim Hawtrey, Hope CollegeFollow
John E. Lunn, Hope CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-2010

Publication Source

Transformation

Volume Number

27

Issue Number

2

First Page

65

Last Page

74

Publisher

Sage Publications

ISSN

0265-3788

Abstract

The social thought and outreach philosophy of the Emergent Church offers a revolutionary take on global Christian mission. In particular, according to this new paradigm, the mission of the church requires nothing short of a radical revision of today’s economic system. A review of writings by leading emergent thinkers such as McLaren and Chalke, however, raises questions about the extremeEconomics being proposed. There are also deep concerns from an evangelical theological perspective.

Recommended Citation

Published in: Transformation, Volume 27, Issue 2, April 1, 2010, pages 65-74. Copyright © 2010 Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA. The final published version is available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265378809357804