Do you remember the Emerging Church? Steeped in postmodernism and marked by more than a little progressivism, it rose to prominence in the early naughts and seemed as if it would present a formidable challenge to orthodox Christianity in the new millennium. Many viewed it as a severe threat to the gospel of Jesus Christ. But now, less than two decades on, I’d wager it has been a long time since you’ve heard the term or thought much about it. The Emerging Church collapsed nearly as quickly as it rose. The many books it produced, and the many books that critiqued it, were quickly marked down, remaindered, and tossed away. Its advocates moved on or disappeared altogether. At some point we will ask the question: Was it defeated in the marketplace of ideas by emerging (no pun intended) leaders like Kevin DeYoung and established veterans like D.A. Carson? Or did it have within itself the seeds of its own destruction so that its death was self-inflicted? Regardless, the fact remains that what many deemed as a severe threat quickly passed.
Christians today are hearing about a new threat to the gospel and one that many are (again)
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