*Deep Church*, author Jim Belcher has been both an insider and an outsider to the Emerging Church movement. Now he brings the best insights of all sides to forge a third way. With appreciative critique, he explores the proposals of the emerging church leaders and provides constructive models of what this alternate deep church looks like - a missional church committed to both tradition and culture, valuing innovation in worship, arts, and community but also creeds and confessions. Plumb the depths of Christianity in a way that neither rejects our postmodern context nor capitulates to it. Instead of veering to the left or right, go beyond the extremes and go-deep.
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Short review: I have seen and experienced the problems of discussing the issues around Emergent church. Or even the issues around post-modernism and theology. Jim Belcher has been involved in the traditional church and the Emerging church and is conversant in the language and theology of both sides. The strength of this book is its ability to explain the other side (whichever one you are on) with honesty and compassion. He then goes on to propose a “third way”. I do not always agree with his third way conclusions, but the value is in the attempt. Great book.
