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A New Kind of Christianity

December 5, 2016February 18, 2010 by GirdedwithTruth

Review of Brian’s McLaren’s new book A New Kind of Christianity by Tim Challies It wasn’t too long ago that I wrote about Brian McLaren and got in trouble. Reflecting on seeing him speak at a nearby church, I suggested that he appears to love Jesus but hate God. Based on immediate and furious reaction, …

Contextual Theology – Falling from Truth through Emerging Church

February 19, 2010January 13, 2010 by GirdedwithTruth

By Roger Oakland In order for the emerging church to succeed, the Bible has to be looked at through entirely different glasses, and Christianity needs to be open to a new type of faith. Brian McLaren calls this new faith a “generous orthodoxy.”1 While such an orthodoxy allows a smorgasbord of ideas to be proclaimed …