Building a Church Without Walls
An interview with Gerardo Marti and me, ‘The Last Stop: Understanding the Emerging Church Movement,’ has been published in the Collegeville Institute’s Bearings magazine.
The interview begins on page nine and is based in large part on our forthcoming book, … Read more...
Over the past week Belfast has marked the 50th anniversary of the death of native son CS Lewis with a wide-ranging festival. Sunday evening one of those activities was a service to celebrate the life and witness of CS Lewis, … Read more...
I am looking forward to giving a seminar on ‘The Emerging Church: What is it, and Why Does it Matter?’ on Monday 18 November, 1-2 pm, for the Study of Religions Department at University College Cork, the O’Rahilly Building, Room … Read more...
On Thursday I’ll be presenting a paper at the 11th Conference of the European Sociological Association in Turin, co-authored with Gerardo Marti, ‘The Deconstructed Church: The Emerging Church Movement as a Response to the Crisis of Modernity.’
The theme … Read more...
Although there seems to be plenty of evidence for secularization all around us – emptying churches, decline in ‘traditional’ beliefs about god, heaven and hell, and a lack of deference to religious institutions – most scholars of religion now admit … Read more...
Those of you who follow me on Twitter may have noticed my very relieved tweet on Saturday, sharing that Gerardo Marti and I have submitted the manuscript of our forthcoming book, The Deconstructed Church – Understanding Emerging Christianity, to … Read more...
For those doubting the significance and viability of the Emerging Church Movement (ECM), the publication of a 500-page book explaining its development, providing theologies to justify it, and offering practical advice on how to nurture ‘new contextual churches’ offers plenty … Read more...
BBC Radio Ulster’s ‘Tongues of Fire – How Pentecostals are Changing the Church’ aired Sunday, offering a speedy jaunt through the world of Pentecostal and charismatic faith in Northern Ireland. Over the course of a 30 minute programme, presenter Robbie … Read more...
As part of last week’s Community Relations Week, the Centre for Contemporary Christianity hosted a talk by Rev Mercia Malcolm on, ‘A Journey in Reconciliation: An Exploration of the Friendship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.’ Malcolm repeated her presentation … Read more...
Cathy Higgins’ new book, Churches in Exile: Alternative Models of Church for Ireland in the 21st Century (Columba, 2013) starts from the premise that churches in Ireland are in crisis, wedded to an outdated ‘Christendom’ model of church that has … Read more...
Rob Bell’s latest book, What We Talk About When We Talk About God (Collins, 2013), can be read on a number of levels.