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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810268503321

Autore

Michener Ronald T

Titolo

Engaging deconstructive theology / / Ronald T. Michener

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Aldershot, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2007

ISBN

1-315-57963-4

1-317-14344-2

1-317-14343-4

1-281-10436-1

9786611104368

0-7546-8444-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Collana

Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies

Disciplina

230/.046

Soggetti

Theology

Deconstruction

Postmodernism - Religious aspects - Christianity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes erratum.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-259) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction and historical context -- Historical context : from modernism to postmodernism -- Deconstruction and its roots in Europe -- Jean-Francois Lyotard : the dissolution of the metanarrative -- The deconstructionism of Jacques Derrida -- Michel Foucault : the end of man? -- Deconstruction in America -- Mark C. Taylor : embracing nihilism -- Richard Rorty : pragmatic postmodernism -- Deconstruction in Britain -- Don Cupitt : theological necrophilia -- Apologetic methodology in view of deconstructionist concerns -- Preliminary methodological considerations -- Christian appeals to deconstructionist concerns : lessons from the book of Acts -- Apologetic engagement and dialogue -- Apologetic imagination -- Apologetic groundwork : are any "foundations" possible?

Sommario/riassunto

Engaging Deconstructive Theology presents an evangelical approach for theological conversation with postmodern thinkers. Themes are considered from Derrida, Foucault, Mark C. Taylor, Rorty, and Cupitt, developing dialogue from an open-minded evangelical perspective. Ron



Michener draws upon insights from radical postmodern thought and seeks to advance an apologetic approach to the Christian faith that acknowledges a mosaic of human sources including experience, literature, and the imagination.