Emerging Liberalism Part One

I first heard Brian McLaren speak at a conference in Atlanta. He was one of the few speakers, there, that left an impression on me. He was thoughtful and passionate about what he talked about. He didn't turn on his "dynamic speaker" switch or push his "I am a preacher" button--he simply spoke from his heart. Though I had some reservations about some of the things that he said, I was determined not to come to a judgment about him until I read more from him.

I had almost put him out of my mind until the day that I heard that he was "disinvited" from speaking at the Kentucky Baptist Convention's Evangelism Conference in the Spring of 2005. Critical articles expressing concerns for his theology began to spring up (One Example Here). People began to openly ask, "Is he that bad...I've heard such great things about him?" Little did I know at the time just how far off he really was. My next series of posts will be dealing with the teachings of this now controversial teacher. I think that by examining his theology and thought, we can learn a lot about the subtle dangers of Liberalism and why a man-centered theology simply doesn't work. More to come later.