Great Emergence How Christianity Is Changing and Why

Name: Great Emergence How Christianity Is Changing and Why
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ISBN: 9780801071027

ISBN-10: 080107102X

ISBN-13: 9780801071027

Edition: 2008

Authors: Phyllis Tickle

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Every five hundred years, the church cleans out its attic and has a giant rummage sale. Well, not exactly. But according to Phyllis Tickle, this is an accurate summary of the church's massive transitions over time. According to the pattern, we are living in such a time of change right now. Tickle calls it "the Great Emergence"--a time of dizzying upheaval and hopeful promise during which various sectors of today's church swirl into a great confluence at the center.As an internationally renowned expert on religion, Phyllis Tickle has incisive perspective on the trends and transformations of our time. Here, she invites us into a conversation as she shares her reflections stemming from not…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Baker Books
Publication date: 9/1/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 220
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

Phyllis Tickle is Contributing Editor in Religion for "Publishers Weekly". One of America's most respected authorities on religion, she is frequently interviewed for both print & electronic media, & is a regular guest on PBS's "Religion & Ethics News Weekly." The author of more than two dozen books, including the recently published "Divine Hours", she lives in Lucy, Tennessee.



List of Illustrations


Preface to the Paperback Edition


Preface



The Great Emergence: What Is It?



Rummage Sales: When the Church Cleans Out Its Attic



Cable of Meaning: The Loss and Discovery of a Common Story



The Great Emergence: How Did It Come to Be?



The Great Reformation: A Prequel to Emergence



Questions of Re-formation: Darwin, Freud, and the Power of Myth



The Century of Emergence: Einstein, the Automobile, and the Marginalization of Grandma



The Great Emergence: Where Is It Going?



The Gathering Center: And the Many Faces of a Church Emerging



The Way Ahead: Mapping Fault Lines and Fusions


Index


Discussion Guide