<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<GoodreadsResponse>
	<Request>
		<authentication>false</authentication>
		    <method><![CDATA[]]></method>
	</Request>
	<review>
  <id>40941828</id>
    <user>
    <id>975770</id>
    <name><![CDATA[Jim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Cedar Rapids, IA]]></location>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/975770-jim]]></link>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1206299434p3/975770.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1206299434p2/975770.jpg]]></small_image_url>
  </user>
    <book>
  <id type="integer">4024780</id>
  <isbn>1596445750</isbn>
  <isbn13>9781596445758</isbn13>
  <text_reviews_count type="integer">29</text_reviews_count>
  <title>
    <![CDATA[The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why]]>
  </title>
  <image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg</image_url>
  <small_image_url>http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg</small_image_url>
  <link>http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4024780.The_Great_Emergence_How_Christianity_is_Changing_and_Why</link>
  <average_rating>3.80</average_rating>
  <ratings_count>87</ratings_count>
  <description>
    <![CDATA[Rooted in the observation that massive transitions in the church happen about every 500 years, Phyllis Tickle shows readers that we live in such a time right now. She compares the Great Emergence to other &quot;Greats&quot; in the history of Christianity, including the Great Transformation (when God walked among us), the time of Gregory the Great, the Great Schism, and the Great Reformation.   Combining history, a look at the causes of social upheaval, and current events, <em>The Great Emergence</em> shows readers what the Great Emergence in church and culture is, how it came to be, and where it is going. Anyone who is interested in the future of the church in America, no matter what their personal affiliation, will find this book a fascinating exploration.]]>
  </description>
<authors>
    <author>
    <id>1434</id>
        <name><![CDATA[Phyllis Tickle]]></name>
    <image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-F-200x266.jpg]]></image_url>
    <small_image_url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-F-50x66.jpg]]></small_image_url>
    <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1434.Phyllis_Tickle]]></link>
    <average_rating>4.18</average_rating>
    <ratings_count>334</ratings_count>
    <text_reviews_count>64</text_reviews_count>
  </author>
  </authors>  <published>2008</published>
</book>

    <rating>4</rating>
  <votes>0</votes>
  <spoiler_flag>false</spoiler_flag>
  <shelves>
        <shelf name="read" />
            <shelf name="own" />
      </shelves>
  <recommended_for><![CDATA[]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Dec 26 11:39:06 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 02 18:43:14 -0800 2009</date_updated>
  <read_count></read_count>
    <body><![CDATA[Other folks have said it in their own reviews - there sure is a lot of history to chew on in this book.  I find that what is said regarding that historical perspective could probably have been said more simply and easily. Simplicity and succinctness might have made this book a little more accessible...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40941828">more...</a>]]></body>
    
  <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40941828]]></url>
  <link><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40941828]]></link>
</review>

</GoodreadsResponse>