parallex theology applied to missional church

Peter Rollins is working on a new book and writes in his blog about the concept of parallex theology:

"In basic terms a parallex refers to the apparent shift of an object against its background which is caused by a change in the viewers position. Yet, philosophically speaking a parallax shift takes on a greater meaning than simply a different way of perceiving the same object, rather the shift in how you look at an object effects the object itself. A prime example of this in science would concern the makeup of light which, when viewed in one way appears as a series of waves, but which appears as particles when viewed in a different way. In the examples I am exploring in the book we can develop what could be called a theological parallax. A parallex which ensures that no one interpretation of a story reins supreme, nor that varioues interpretive approaches are blended together to form some kind of interpretive whole, but in which the story itself seems to shift and change depending upon the way one views it."

My mind immediately tracked to Brother Maynard's current conversation about the definition of missional church. It seems to me, and I hope I'm not totally missing the boat, that part of the problem with defining the missional church is this parallex shift that occurs within the concept. There is no missional without the church, yet the missional can overtake the community aspect of church and thereby nullify both if taken to extremes and perspective is lost. I think that this is what many traditionalists fear when they hear the terms missional and emerging.

I suspect that we may need to view the concept of missional church as a fluid-parallex- one which will forever defy definition yet which requires continual attention in order to remain dynamic.

What do you think?