Postmodernism and the emergent Church

This week in worldview, we are studying postmodernism and the emergent church.  I had studied the ideas of postmodernism before. I was pretty familiar with the beliefs in which people question the relevence of the Bible and the meaning of human life. Sadly, this is how a lot of people think.  They believe that there is no absolute truth upon which to measure things.  In this view, people argue that salvation is not in Christ alone, but can be obtained through the individual person. I was pretty familiar with these beliefs- as they are ones that as Christians we have to face in this world, but I had never looked into the Emergent (or emerging) Church. If you have never studied (even a little bit) of what this Church is based on, then you really should, becasue it is infact "emerging" into society and becoming more and more prevelant.  They have some ideas that are similar to postmodernism. They "gather together" and converse about what is true.  They do not believe in an absolute truth, but in something that can never be discovered.  They teach on the importance of the journey and specifically the "experience with God".  They argue that the journey is more important than the destination.  More and more, eastern mysticism and eastern orthodoxy is playing into the emergent church, which enhances the "experience with God" through meditation and other activities.  As Christians, I think that we need to be cautious about what we believe.  It is so important to know what we believe and why.  We need to study the Word of God and have such a strong relationship with Jesus, that when we are faced with decisions and questions dealing with these things we will have the full armor of God to combat them.