The New Christians

Beware the Overeducated, Loud, Brash White Man

Thursday December 18, 2008

Categories: Emergent Church
Christianity Today, never a great fan of the emergent movement, seems to think that said movement is in need of revitalization, at least according to the subhead of their article on my exit as national coordinator of Emergent Village.  Final graf:

But Jones hopes decentralizing American emergent networks will give participants worldwide, who lack access to book publishing and other resources enjoyed by their American counterparts, more freedom to express themselves. "Any time you can dethrone an overeducated, loud, brash, white man," he said, "people just feel more openness for their own voice to be heard."
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Existential Punk
December 19, 2008 2:42 AM

i meant 2 STAR rating!

Also, Tony, why does the comment section remember my name and email address, but i have to re-enter my URL every time i post a comment? Just curious. :)

Existential Punk
December 19, 2008 2:45 AM
http://existentialpunk.com

Really, i keep posting just hoping i will get picked for 'Comment of the Week'! lol!!!!

i hope you are feeling better and you and the porcelain god are on better terms!

Matt Kelley
December 19, 2008 5:44 AM
http://matthewlkelley.blogspot.com

I'm always amazed when people claim that being educated is a bad thing. I'd love to see one instance where anti-intellectualism has benefited Christianity, let alone anything else.

Jeff
December 19, 2008 6:03 AM

Well, at least they know you Tony.
Peace, Jeff

Nathan
December 19, 2008 1:02 PM

Didn't Barth refer to that publication as Christianity Yesterday once?

Something else he got right it seems...

yeeesh.

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Tony Jones is the author of many books, including The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier and The Sacred Way: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life. He is a leader in the emergent church movement and a renowned expert on postmodern theology and the American church landscape.


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