this week our good friend Adele Sakler (@existentialpunk) shares audio from a chat with her friend, author Peter Rollins.
Rollins is the founder and coordinator of the experimental collective in Belfast, Ireland, Ikon. he is also a writer, speaker and blogger.
he’s the author of the books, “How (Not) To Speak Of God,” “The Fidelity of Betrayal: Towards a Church Beyond Belief,” and most recently, “The Orthodox Heretic and Other Impossible Tales.”
related ::
peter rollins website
peter on twitter
ikon website
adele’s website
adele on twitter
adele on the podcast pt 1
adele on the podcast pt 2
music ::
steven delopoulous – gospel plough
derek webb – my enemies are men like me
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My question is all the talk of revolution and emergent change; what diffrence is there in the Emerging movement that either mimicks or contrasts traditional church, racially speaking? I dont see it here in niether have I seen it in the church; rather the opposite compartmental, seperate, european and,or white dominate.
William, while I tend to agree that the “emerging movement” in the US tends to be a white, male dominated conversation, it’s not solely that. I think people are trying to bring about more gender and racial equality in the “movement” but I didn’t think anyone would suggest we’ve “arrived” at that point yet.
However, globally I think the emerging movement is far more racially diverse if not gender diverse as well. From what I’ve read, the global emerging church movement is growing faster and larger in many other countries outside the US.
You may want to listen to our interviews with Andrew Jones, Tom Sines and Tony Campolo for more on that.
Thank you for your response. I will listen to the individuals mentioned in your response. Peace bro!