New Kid on the Blog

Having been slightly shocked at the animosity (often dressed up as 'sticking by Biblical standards' or 'trying to live Christian life in a new way' depending on which side you are on) in the Emergent Church debate, I was pleasantly surprised by the thoughtful posting on the EmergentNo blog from one of the main bloggers which was concerned with how we can draw on a variety of sources (as we all do) for our Christian formation. It advocates tolerance and consideration, and was worth reading just for that. I was so pleasantl surprised I even sent a 'thank you' email to the author. The text of the post can be read here .

In response to a couple of requests, here again is the chance to hear some of the sermons on the creed of which i was one last term at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. Been thinking a bit why i don't really feel any attraction to Greenbelt this year, and i think it is because, yet again, there is no serious attempt to engage with basic Christian Theology - I am not one to be bound by doctrine and dogma, preferring faith in Jesus Christ! But I do believe that to know who we are as Christians we need to know where we come from, and going back to what the Church has proclaimed for generations is a good start... The Faith and Theology Blog is undertaking this, a series called Theology for Beginners - worth looking out for. And the sermons from Emmanuel are here . Incidentally, perhaps my concern about emergent stuff is to do with a lack of accountability to the historic formularies of the Church. As well as structures of accountability which are built in (or should be) to more mainstream...