emerging theology

just back from the pete rollins theology day in london - i heard pete speak at greenbelt in the summer and was really inspired by what he said (i have become a theology groupie). so i was very excited to hear he was coming to do a day in central london. it was titled "marks of the emerging church" (although there was some discussion about the usefulness of the term) and was a continuation of his exploration into "becoming church". he made some fantastic points - drawing on his rich knowledge and understanding of a wide range of philosphers' work. i suppose in a nut shell he was saying "e.church" should be a space where god can give god. we should be less didactic, and more open to discussion. we should be purposefully provocative - a "health warning" to the church. there was some discussion about whether a new theology was needed (i don't think so and agree with pete that the e.church should be a place where all theologies are welcome as long as they are open to dialogue with one another). it was great to go - looking back, pete's seminar at gb04 was a real moment of re-awakening for me, and led me directly to reading the prodigal project and other books. more on this later, once i have fully digested everything that was said.