From what little I’ve heard so far, it sounds like the meeting between Christian and Jewish leaders on Emergent Sacred Communities was a huge success this past week. Emergent-US and Synagogue 3000 met together to discuss the creation of new sacred communities, and it there is now a Jewish Emergent movement. I’m very excited by this opportunity to meet and discuss with progressive Jews about community formation and spirituality. I hope this is just the beginning of future times of dialogue and joint-endeavors between emergent Christians, Jews and hopefully those from other faiths.
Shawn Landres, with S3K, is doing a great job of updating the most recent articles and blog posts about the event, so you should be reading the Synablog. But here is a post where he quotes some different reactions (is it lame to link to a blog post that links to yours, and has you quoted? oh well) – quite varied reactions, of course. I’m sure it’s been made clear, but I have nothing but hope and support for ventures like this. But I am really interested in whether there are Emergent Muslims too…Anyone out there want to fill us in on some emerging mosques? It’s clear that “emergent” is not just a Christian-fad – but is a much wider and greater phenomenon….
Adam,
You won’t be surprised to know that I’m committed to interreligious conversations of all kinds and am active in Muslim-Jewish dialogue as well.
Would my friend Ani qualify as an Emergent Muslim leader? She is on the board of the Progressive Muslim Union.
Shawn, thanks for the link. I haven’t heard of Ani before, but she does sound like someone who would be wonderful to have join in on the conversation. I wonder when a conversation like that might take place…
I’m not familiar with the Progressive Muslim Union, but I will have to check them out. Thanks for the link.
If Jesus said “I am the way the truth and the life…” then isn’t the goal to help people who are Jews and Muslim, etc. to become followers of Christ and to lay down “..no other gods before Me.”? Especially when you read Paul where Faith in God is what determines who is “grafted in”, if you get my drift.
I read this article over the weekend and thought it was interesting to relate the passing of Coretta King with the emerging movement.