Emergent Village’s Unity of Theology and Spirituality

Emergent Village has just announced big changes in the function of its organization today.  Please read the full press release here and read the full letter here.

Of particular importance to Everyday Liturgy readers and myself is the re-affirmation of spiritual disciplines and practices within the Emergent conversation:

Commitment to God in the Way of Jesus
We are committed to doing justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly
with God. In the words of Jesus, we seek to live by the Great
Commandment: loving God and loving our neighbors—including those who
might be considered “the least of these” or enemies. We understand the
gospel to be centered in Jesus and his message of the Kingdom of God, a
message offering reconciliation with God, humanity, creation, and self.
We are committed to a “generous orthodoxy” in faith and
practice—affirming the historic Christian faith and the biblical
injunction to love one another even when we disagree. We embrace many
historic spiritual practices, including prayer, meditation,
contemplation, study, solitude, silence, service, and fellowship,
believing that healthy theology cannot be separated from healthy
spirituality.

The affirmation of a unity between theology and spirituality is welcomed and encouraged.

For some Emergent discussion of spritual practices read my interview with Brian McLaren and my review of his latest book, Finding Our Way Again.