03250nam 22006494a 450 991078450180332120230721030623.01-315-57963-41-317-14344-21-317-14343-41-281-10436-197866111043680-7546-8444-X(CKB)1000000000400913(EBL)438830(OCoLC)290510161(SSID)ssj0000147412(PQKBManifestationID)11163621(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000147412(PQKBWorkID)10009717(PQKB)10802340(Au-PeEL)EBL438830(CaPaEBR)ebr10211341(CaONFJC)MIL110436(MiAaPQ)EBC438830(EXLCZ)99100000000040091320060404d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEngaging deconstructive theology[electronic resource] /Ronald T. MichenerAldershot, England ;Burlington, VT Ashgatec20071 online resource (277 p.)Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studiesIncludes erratum.0-7546-5581-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-259) and index.Introduction and historical context -- Historical context : from modernism to postmodernism -- Deconstruction and its roots in Europe -- Jean-François 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?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.Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies.TheologyDeconstructionPostmodernismReligious aspectsChristianityTheology.Deconstruction.PostmodernismReligious aspectsChristianity.230/.046Michener Ronald T1582280MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784501803321Engaging deconstructive theology3864534UNINA