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Classic Replay: Brian McLaren & James White debate the Emerging Church

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 16 November 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

First broadcast in April 2011, this show is a snapshot of where the debate on the ‘emerging church’ was ten years ago and took place in the wake of Rob Bell’s recently published book ‘Love Wins’. Progressive theologian Brian McLaren faced off against Conservative reformed theologian James White. More Resources: • For exclusive resources and to support us: USA: http://www.premierinsight.org/unbelievableshow Rest of the World: https://resources.premier.org.uk/supportunbelievable • For our regular Newsletter: https://www.premier.org.uk/Unbelievablenewsletter • For more faith debates: http://www.premierchristianradio.com/Shows/Saturday/Unbelievable • Facebook https://www.facebook.com/UnbelievableJB • Twitter https://twitter.com/unbelievablejb • Insta https://www.instagram.com/justin.brierley

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0:00.0

You're listening to Unbelievable with Justin Brielly.

0:18.4

Hello it's Justin Brielly bringing you your midweek dose of unbelievable a classic replay

0:22.8

from the archives and we've retrieved another great one from the back catalogue to get you

0:27.3

thinking today.

0:28.3

This show was first broadcast in April 2011 and it's kind of a snapshot of where the

0:33.5

debate on the emerging church was about 10 years ago and it took place in the wake of

0:38.4

Rob Bells at that time recently published book Love Winds.

0:42.1

I brought together progressive theologian Brian McLaren opposite conservative reformed

0:47.3

theologian James White.

0:49.1

We'll find out what happened today.

0:50.8

For more from our regular weekend unbelievable show videos, resources and more do check out

0:55.4

the show page as ever you can find it at premierchristianradio.com forward slash unbelievable.

1:02.4

Well a big thank you to both my guests for joining me at relatively early times in the morning

1:08.7

somewhat earlier for James White than it is for Brian McLaren but still both getting

1:12.3

out of bed at good early times of the morning to join me today.

1:17.0

Thank you both gentlemen.

1:18.0

Let's turn to you first Brian.

1:19.8

You'll be familiar to many people listening who perhaps have read your books including

1:24.9

a new kind of Christian, a new kind of Christianity, a generous orthodoxy.

1:29.1

Most recently you published naked spirituality.

1:33.4

Tell us firstly a little bit about yourself for those who aren't familiar though Brian.

1:37.0

What's your background and how did you come to be associated so strongly with this movement

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