At dinner a few weeks ago, some friends and I were discussing the Emergent / Post-modern church, and the conversation made me realize that I'd taken it for granted that most people (especially if they're under the age of 35) already have a good understanding of what "Post-modern" means in an ecclesiastical context.  But in retrospect I know that's assuming quite a bit.  If you've been hanging out in some circles, you might be sick to death of hearing about the Emergent church phenomenon; if you're not in those circles, you might have never heard it mentioned at all.  My guess is that the majority of people probably fall into that second category.

So after doing a little research online, I found what I thought was a good and brief introduction to the continuing Emergent / Post-Modern conversation at Brian McClaren's website.  And if you're interested, I would also recommend Dan Kimball's The Emergent Church as another good starting point, as well as McLaren's own A New Kind of Christian.  Thou shalt be in the dark no longer.  Enjoy.

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