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Submitted by Mark Van Steenwyk on March 6, 2006 – 1:33 pmView Comments

Just had to point this out to you:

A Christian University, the McManus Brothers, Mysticism and the Emerging Church

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by Brannon Howse

Can you believe the sort of equivocating that this proponent of solid worldview thinking is committing?

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About Mark Van Steenwyk

Mark Van Steenwyk is a member of Missio Dei. He is a speaker, writer, educator, and grassroots organizer. With the support of the Central Plains Mennonite Conference, he travels to radical and intentional communities around the country to help network and offer support.

Van S

That stinks...I guess some people are just close minded and stubborn. The funny thing isn't that this is a "agree to disagree" thing as the guy claims. It is simply about misunderstanding and misinformation. This is the first time that I've ever hear someone say that mysticism in all forms is uniquivocally bad.

JVD

Please check out http://www.samrima.typepad.com

JVD

JVD

Mark - Thanks for posting on that - I made a vague reference to extremes in my post on Sunday - check it out. JVD

Jeff

I think it's widely open for discussion about who exactly is offering "counterfeit Christianity."

Dave C

How many people would it take to have the "largest WorldView Conference"? I get the feeling not many.

b-nut

I went to one of these world-view weekends (in a former life) and even attended a related two-week long event in the mountains (also in a former life)...it is all coming back to me now...

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