Zadok Perspectives Issue 89

The emerging Church - what's in a name? by Steve Said

Children and the emerging Church by Barb Daws

Don't circumcise the Gentiles! by Matthew Stone

Dialogue with the Jesus Movement: an interview with Brian McLaren by Mick Pope

Can an existing denomination Church be emerging? by Dan McCredden

Kids of the black hole by John Jensen

Emerging Church and the 'in-between' by Anne Wilkinson-Hayes

Hannah's Child / If the truth hurts
Review by Mick Pope

Dan and Da Vinci: collusion and confusion
Review by Rhys Bezzant

The out of bounds Church
Review by Danielle McCreddon

Post-Christendon: Church and mission in a strange new world
Review by Doug Hynd

Bridging divided worlds: generational cultures in congregations.
Review by Darren Cronshaw

Selling spirituality: the silent takeover of religion
Review by Jim Barr

The great divide
Review by Mick Pope

S142 Scripture and the disciplines - the question of expectations.
By Graham Cole
Summer 2005
This paper addresses the question of our expectations of scripture. Part one asks questions about the sort of book scripture is. Part two goes on to discuss the purpose of the scriptural testimony: the salvation provided by the Triune God. Part three looks at the scriptures in relation to worldview building and the disciplines. For the purpose of this discussion, the disciplines are understood to include Economics, English, History, Political Science, Psychology and Sociology.

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S143 Emerging Missional Church: introductory reading guide.
By Darren Cronshaw
Summer 2005
The paper reviews literature on emerging missional churches and their fresh expressions of church life. It will be useful for practitioners and reflectors in the emerging church movement or for those more generally interested in grappling with mission and culture in the West in the context of changing times. What is the shape of emerging church thinking, what is influencing emerging church thinkers, and what other books will be helpful for meeting the challenges of emerging churches?