The emerging church movement is a set of conversations about living more faithfully into the way of Jesus and the implications of this for the life and witness of Christian communities. This book offers a series of reflections from some of the best-known voices on a range of important questions. These essays extend the conversation in significant ways and make it clear that the questions stirred up are worth pursuing."-John R. Franke, Biblical Seminary: theologian in residence, First Presbyterian Church of Allentown<BR><BR>Church in the Present Tense brings together in one volume some of its finest thinkers to reflect on the theological and practical contributions of this movement. In essays they lead us through the impact of 'emerging' on our views of God, salvation, Scripture, the end times, and the practice of worship."-David Fitch, Northern Seminary; author, The End of Evangelicalism?<BR><BR>Kevin Corcoran (PhD, Purdue University) is professor of philosophy at Calvin College.