Jonathan Merritt

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Do you make deals with God? Then stop.

Do you make deals with God? Then stop.

Ever said this: "If I’m faithful in doing this, then God promises to do that"?

CultureJonathanJune 18, 2015Bible, Doug Pagitt, emergent, Emerging Church, evangelicalism, freedom, Jesus Christ, Jonathan Merritt, nonviolence, theology

Are Christians dead wrong about the execution of Jesus?

Are Christians dead wrong about the execution of Jesus?

Is the traditional view of atonement a invention of the medieval church?

CultureJonathanApril 29, 2015atonement, Bible, cross, crucifixion, Death, emergent church, Emerging Church, HarperOne, History, Isaiah, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jonathan Merritt, progressive Christianity, salvation, theology, Tony Jones

Brian McLaren Reflects on 25 Years of Emergence

Brian McLaren Reflects on 25 Years of Emergence

A quarter-century after its start, an Emergent Church leader reflects on what it was really about.

CultureJonathanAugust 8, 2014Brian McLaren, Buddhism, emergent church, Emerging Church, evangelicalism, Homosexuality, interfaith, Islam, Jonathan Merritt, Mainline Protestantism, theology

Phyllis Tickle’s Holy Ghost Heresy

Phyllis Tickle’s Holy Ghost Heresy

The controversial author says Christians are now living in "the age of the Spirit."

CultureJonathanFebruary 6, 2014Age of the Spirit, Baker Books, emergent church, Emerging Church, Great Emergence, heresy, Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jonathan Merritt, Phyllis Tickle, Publisher’s Weekly, Trinity