Comments on: Quote from Why We Love the Church http://socaltheologica.com/2009/11/17/quote-from-why-we-love-the-church/ Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:35:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lucas Wright http://socaltheologica.com/2009/11/17/quote-from-why-we-love-the-church/#comment-2745 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:49:36 +0000 http://socaltheologica.com/?p=2395#comment-2745 I think it is only unhelpful in the same way many people associated with the ‘emergents’ abuse the word postmodern. While their list is perhaps a bit general (and really funny) it displays the same misunderstanding of any conception of postmodern or critical thought that many ‘emergents’ display. On the whole I think this is a funny post but would say that the way in which such folks as the emergents need to be critiqued is probably more adequately undertaken in the work of William Cavanaugh, Hauerwas, and Milbank as their deconstructions of liberal democracy from the traditions and sacraments of the historic Church really cut down the new liberal individualism that many in the emergent camp seem to arrogantly display. I include myself in that as well, at least the ‘I’ who I was 2 years ago :-)

]]> By: Chris Bennett http://socaltheologica.com/2009/11/17/quote-from-why-we-love-the-church/#comment-2689 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:57:28 +0000 http://socaltheologica.com/?p=2395#comment-2689 I actually find DeYoung and Kluck’s list very unhelpful and banal.

Though certainly sprinkled with a smattering shallow realities, all they have done is sewn a strawman together from stereotyped scraps of nebulous fringe and then batted it about with their cute little quips.

I have not read the book, nor the larger context the quote resides within, but I hope that the rest is better than this.

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