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The emerging church movement with its forms of small group conversation is viewed with alarm by many conservatives as a radical falling away from historical Christianity through exalting ''personal [[Relativism|subjectivism]]'', and combining [[distortion]]s of [[devotion]]al Roman Catholicism, Orthodox [[mysticism]] and Protestant [[pietism]], with expressions of "feel-good" [[New age movement|New Age]] teachings about the ''Cosmic Christ'' of [[liberal Christianity]] in place of the real historical Jesus Who is the true [[cosmic Christ]] of St. Paul.

The emerging church movement with its forms of small group conversation is viewed with alarm by many conservatives as a radical falling away from historical Christianity through exalting ''personal [[Relativism|subjectivism]]'', and combining [[distortion]]s of [[devotion]]al Roman Catholicism, Orthodox [[mysticism]] and Protestant [[pietism]], with expressions of "feel-good" [[New age movement|New Age]] teachings about the ''Cosmic Christ'' of [[liberal Christianity]] in place of the real historical Jesus Who is the true [[cosmic Christ]] of St. Paul.

In the 21st century there has been a renewed resurgence of the debate over Small Groups versus Sunday Schools, a debate having roots in the 17th century (1600's) controversy over ''[[Pietism|Pietist]]'' "home churches" versus establishment churches such as the Lutheran and [[Church of England|Anglican]] Churches, and [[John Wesley]]'s technique of "''[[methodism]]''", questioning which of the two ministries, Small Groups or Sunday Schools, is more effective in producing authentically effective Christian disciples, and assessing whether Sunday Schools are needed or even necessary or if both can exist together. Foremost among the denominations chiefly opposed to Sunday School is the independent association of the [[Autonomy|autonomous]] [[Churches of Christ]].

In the 21st century there has been a renewed resurgence of the debate over Small Groups versus Sunday Schools, a debate having roots in the 17th century (1600's) controversy over ''[[Pietism|Pietist]]'' "home churches" versus establishment churches such as the Lutheran and [[Church of England|Anglican]] Churches, and [[John Wesley]]'s technique of "''[[methodism]]''", questioning which of the two ministries, Small Groups or Sunday Schools, is more effective in producing authentically effective Christian disciples, who worship God in spirit and in truth and [[Agape|selflessly serve]] the [[Corporal and spiritual works of mercy|needs]] of the whole human community, [[Analysis|assessing]] whether Sunday Schools are needed or even necessary or if both can exist together. Foremost among the denominations chiefly opposed to Sunday School is the independent association of the [[Autonomy|autonomous]] [[Churches of Christ]].

See [[Home schooling]] and [[Seminary|Seminaries]], also [[Martyr]].

See [[Home schooling]] and [[Seminary|Seminaries]], also [[Martyr]].