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Author : Millard J. Erickson
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 48,50 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN :
The dean of evangelical theologians explores six evangelical responses--both positive and negative--to postmodernism.
Author : Ernest Gellner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 11,64 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1134894996
First Published in 1992. On questions of faith, Ernest Gellner believes, three ideological options are available to us today. One is the return to a genuine and firm faith in a religious tradition. The other is a form of relativism which abandons the notion of unique truth altogether and resigns itself to treating truth as relative to the society or culture in question. The third, which Gellner calls enlightenment rationalism, upholds the idea that there is a unique truth, but denies that any society can ever possess it definitively. Learned and stimulating, Professor Gellner’s book is an important contribution to our understanding of postmodernism and the relations between Islam and the West. It will be of great interest to anyone concerned with the ideological condition of contemporary society.
Author : Carl A. Raschke
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 37,39 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0813933064
While the academic study of religion has increased almost exponentially in the past fifty years, general theories of religion have been in significant decline. In his new book, Carl Raschke offers the first systematic exploration of how the postmodern philosophical theories of Jacques Derrida, Gilles Deleuze, Alain Badiou, and Slavoj Zizek have contributed significantly to the development of a theory of religion as a whole. The bold paradigm he uses to articulate the framework for a revolution in religious theory comes from semiotics--namely, the problem of the sign and the "singularity" or "event horizon" from which a sign is generated.
Author : R. Scott Smith
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 12,95 MB
Release : 2007-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1433518430
The latest clarion call in the never-ending cavalcade of "what's new" in the evangelical world is the confident assertion from some quarters that the church needs to embrace "postmodernism" if it is going to engage postmoderns effectively. Pastors trying to break down the often indigestible subject matter of postmodernism into bite-size chunks in order to equip their people to engage it, and teachers who are aiming at giving their students a working knowledge of the way postmodernism is impacting the church will find a good deal of help from Smith. -J. Ligon Duncan III, Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi Scott Smith and I agree on a lot. We share a deep commitment to Jesus Christ, a love of the Bible, and a passion for the church. We also agree that we're currently living in a liminal time, and it's those "boundary times" when people look most closely at the beliefs that underlie their practices. So, we've all got some things to figure out right now, including what we can really know and the certainty with which we can state our claims in a pluralistic society. I appreciate Scott's voice in this conversation. He is a careful reader of my work, and he writes with a gracious and generous tone. Interlocutors like Scott will be a helpful challenge to all of us in the "emerging church." I consider him a friendly critic and a brother in Christ. -Tony Jones, author of Postmodern Youth Ministry and National Director, Emergent Scott Smith is uniquely suited to enter the Emergent conversation with this helpful volume. Not only is he an analytic philosopher with a razor-sharp mind who has specialized in analyzing postmodernistic views on the relationship between language and the world, but he is also a man who cares for the lost, loves the church, and has an ability to communicate complex truths to people in the pew. -Justin Taylor, Executive Editor, Desiring God Every leader in the new Emergent Movement will want to read this fascinating book. They simply will not find a more engaging, knowledgeable, balanced, and kind treatment of their concerns, ideas, and practices. -Craig J. Hazen, Professor of Comparative Religion, Biola University Scott Smith's study challenges us to take seriously the truth claim of the gospel both in how we proclaim it in words and in how we manifest it in our personal and community lives. -Gary Inrig, Senior Pastor, Trinity Church, Redlands, California
Author : Crystal Downing
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 43,38 MB
Release : 2006-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0830827587
Crystal L. Downing introduces students (especially those in the arts) to postmodernism: where it came from, and how Christians can best understand, critique and benefit from its insights.
Author : Carl Raschke
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 20,33 MB
Release : 2004-11
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0801027519
Demonstrates how to reconcile postmodernism with Christian faith.
Author : Ernest Gellner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 41,10 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1134894988
First Published in 1992. On questions of faith, Ernest Gellner believes, three ideological options are available to us today. One is the return to a genuine and firm faith in a religious tradition. The other is a form of relativism which abandons the notion of unique truth altogether and resigns itself to treating truth as relative to the society or culture in question. The third, which Gellner calls enlightenment rationalism, upholds the idea that there is a unique truth, but denies that any society can ever possess it definitively. Learned and stimulating, Professor Gellner’s book is an important contribution to our understanding of postmodernism and the relations between Islam and the West. It will be of great interest to anyone concerned with the ideological condition of contemporary society.
Author : John W. Riggs
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 44,93 MB
Release : 2003-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567246302
John Riggs argues for a common ground between postmodernism and Christianity, focusing on how this applies to issues such as reproductive rights and the ordination of women, gay men, and lesbians, and suggest that Christianity avoid the extreme positions of either completely accommodating itself to or completely rejecting postmodern culture.
Author : Carmen DiCello
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 14,33 MB
Release : 2005-06-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1597522597
Postmodernism has been both heralded and hated, accepted and denounced. But which is the proper response? Is it an impetus to spiritual revival or an invitation to sinister deception? Carmen C. DiCello points out that Christians must examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good (1 Thessalonians 5:21) while remaining alert to potential hazards. Steering clear of extremes, this book offers an approach to postmodernism in which believers can justly resist its darker elements while embracing its more noble ones. Postmodernism is best seen as a 'Dangerous Blessing.'
Author : Ursula King
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,88 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Belief and doubt
ISBN : 9780304702619
We live in a culture which has broadly rejected the possibility of absolute belief in one over-riding truth. And yet we are surrounded by people who do believe, who indeed are often intensely religious, but believe in different things. The current fragmentation of culture is a challenge to all major religions. Given that we have to live together, and given that many of our starting points are the same, even if our interpretations are different, how do we cope with the practical, day to day task of living and thriving in the same socio-political environment? This key dilemma is addressed by an international team of writers. There are essays on gender issues, sexuality, ecology, Buddhist belief and practice, social justice, and others.