As part of our continuing engagement with contemporary issues facing the church today, Dr Clive Chin, Coordinator of Theology Department at the School of Theology (English) will be conducting two lecture/discussion sessions entitled "Postmodernism and the Emerging Church." In the first session, Dr Chin will do a brief introduction to postmodernity, both in its popular and academic orientations, as background to discussing the Emerging Church Movement, particularly expressed in the writings of Brian McLaren. The second session will involve a critical review of Brian McLaren's views, both strengths and weaknesses, on postmodern philosophy, culture, their impact on the evangelical church.
Make a date with us tomorrow and the week after, and bring your friends along.
Session One: Tuesday 22 January 2008
Session Two: Tuesday 29 January 2008
Time: 10.10 am - 11.00 am
Room: Blk 3, Level 3 Multipurpose Hall (Spore Bible College)
Warm regards
Dr Calvin Chong
Academic Dean
School of Theology (English)
Comments
I have been to Malaysia a number of times - the first time was taking a mission team to KL and Taman Chi Luang with Operation Mobilization, and the last time was for the Great Commission Roundtable at Port Dickson. There were a number of emerging church planters there are the missions conference. I wish we could have spoken on what God was doing around the world in raising up and sending out a new generation to start missional churches in emerging culture.
But I hope that Dr Chin will capture the challenge and excitement of the bringing the timeless gospel to a new culture in our own backyard and will challenge the Malaysian church to allow the same freedom to start new expressions of church that they have enjoyed in the past.
Puji Tuhan!!!
yeah satay!!!!