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A review by davehershey
The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why by Phyllis A. Tickle
4.0
Probably more like 4.5 stars.
Every 500 years something huge happens among the people of God: the Reformation in the 1500s, the Great Schism in the 1000s, Gregory the Great/Fall of Rome, Jesus. Many observers say we are living through one of these huge times, which Tickle calls a rummage sale. She then spends the rest of the book illustrating trends in the church throughout the 1900s leading up to today. It is not just that the church is changing, our entire culture is changing. This book is a must read for anyone interesting in how the church is changing and in where it might be going.
Every 500 years something huge happens among the people of God: the Reformation in the 1500s, the Great Schism in the 1000s, Gregory the Great/Fall of Rome, Jesus. Many observers say we are living through one of these huge times, which Tickle calls a rummage sale. She then spends the rest of the book illustrating trends in the church throughout the 1900s leading up to today. It is not just that the church is changing, our entire culture is changing. This book is a must read for anyone interesting in how the church is changing and in where it might be going.