'Emergent Church' v. Fundamentalism
Thu, 06/18/2009 - 16:25 — Dave Culver
The Rev. Howard Bess, Consortium.com
Consortium.com Editor’s Note: Over the past few decades, Christian Evangelicalism has claimed a prominent place in American religious – and political – life, but some of its harsher elements are now being challenged by adherents to what's been called an “emergent church.”
In this guest essay – a follow-up of an earlier report about this development – the Rev. Howard Bess recounts some personal reactions to his previous article.
Three weeks ago (May 17-23) I wrote a column about the emergent churches in America. I wrote the column as a report, not as an opinion. I credited Professor Scott McKnight of North Park University in Chicago and cited his eight characteristics of the emergent church.
