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CovenantInBlood said:
And what are you learning?

Well, for starters, the emerging church's writings give a more complete definition of postmodernism than one finds in the resr of Christian writing. Most evangelical authors say postmodernism is the denial of absolute truth, but postmodernism also includes the idea of taking apart truths and looking at why we hold to them rather than this idea of blindly believing something because the preacher said it or because "we've always done it that way".

Then there is the aspect of history that is pointed out. Most writing that Christians do about the some of the early church is about what they believed, but how they practiced their faith is virtually ignored. The emerging church's writers point out things about their practices and traditions and why they did them (if that knowledge is available).

Lastly, they point out the narrative aspect of Scripture. This is completely overlooked in the majority of Christian writing that is out there. The emerging church accepts the story side of the Bible and learnes from the story as well as the theology behind it. They accept the Bible as more than just a systematic book of laws and doctrines.

Are these good examples?