Last updated on:
4/30/2009 |
Author: ProCon.org
Brian McLaren, MA Biography
- Title:
- Leader of the 'Emergent Church' movement
- Position:
- Not Clearly Pro or Con to the question "Should the Words “under God” Be in the US Pledge of Allegiance?"
- Reasoning:
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“[I] would say that the more we claim America is a Christian nation, the less we uphold the highest ideals of both authentic Christian faith and authentic American democracy.”
“A Christian Nation Wouldn’t Act This Way,” Washington Post‘s ‘On Faith’ blog, Apr. 16, 2009
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Leader, ‘Emergent Church’ movement
- Founding pastor, Cedar Ridge Community Church, 1986-2006
- Recipient, one of Time magazine’s “25 Most Influential Evangelicals in America,” 2005
- Recipient, Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree, Carey Theological Seminary (Vancouver, Canada), 2004
- English instructor, various colleges, 1976-1986
- Invited guest, Larry King Live, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, and Nightline
- Founding member, Red Letter Christians
- Board Member, Sojourners
- Board Member, Mars Hill Graduate School (Seattle, WA)
- Board Member, Off The Map
- Former Board Member, International Teams
- Frequent guest lecturer at various seminaries and conferences
- Education:
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- MA, English, University of Maryland, 1981
- Other:
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- Lives outside Washington, DC, with his wife Grace and their four children
- Enjoys fishing, hiking, music, art, and literature
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