Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? (The Church and Postmodern Culture)

2006-04-01
Who's Afraid of Postmodernism? (The Church and Postmodern Culture)

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  • Author: James K. A. Smith
  • Publisher: Baker Academic
  • ISBN: 1441200398
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 160

The philosophies of French thinkers Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault form the basis for postmodern thought and are seemingly at odds with the Christian faith. However, James K. A. Smith claims that their ideas have been misinterpreted and actually have a deep affinity with central Christian claims. Each chapter opens with an illustration from a recent movie and concludes with a case study considering recent developments in the church that have attempted to respond to the postmodern condition, such as the "emerging church" movement. These case studies provide a concrete picture of how postmodern ideas can influence the way Christians think and worship. This significant book, winner of a Christianity Today 2007 Book Award, avoids philosophical jargon and offers fuller explanation where needed. It is the first book in the Church and Postmodern Culture series, which provides practical applications for Christians engaged in ministry in a postmodern world.

Postmodernism 101

2006-07
Postmodernism 101

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  • Author: Heath White
  • Publisher: Brazos Press
  • ISBN: 158743153X
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 176

An accessible introduction to the ideas of postmodernism and postmodernism's relationship to Christianity.

Desiring the Kingdom (Cultural Liturgies)

2009-08-01
Desiring the Kingdom (Cultural Liturgies)

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  • Author: James K. A. Smith
  • Publisher: Baker Academic
  • ISBN: 1441211268
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 240

Malls, stadiums, and universities are actually liturgical structures that influence and shape our thoughts and affections. Humans--as Augustine noted--are "desiring agents," full of longings and passions; in brief, we are what we love. James K. A. Smith focuses on the themes of liturgy and desire in Desiring the Kingdom, the first book in what will be a three-volume set on the theology of culture. He redirects our yearnings to focus on the greatest good: God. Ultimately, Smith seeks to re-vision education through the process and practice of worship. Students of philosophy, theology, worldview, and culture will welcome Desiring the Kingdom, as will those involved in ministry and other interested readers.

Solomon Among the Postmoderns

2008
Solomon Among the Postmoderns

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  • Author: Peter J. Leithart
  • Publisher: Brazos Press
  • ISBN: 1587432048
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 176

Proposes the book of Ecclesiastes as an interpretive framework for readers wanting to understand and critique postmodernism.

What Would Jesus Deconstruct? (The Church and Postmodern Culture)

2007-11-01
What Would Jesus Deconstruct? (The Church and Postmodern Culture)

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  • Author: John D. Caputo
  • Publisher: Baker Academic
  • ISBN: 1441200363
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 160

This provocative addition to The Church and Postmodern Culture series offers a lively rereading of Charles Sheldon's In His Steps as a constructive way forward. John D. Caputo introduces the notion of why the church needs deconstruction, positively defines deconstruction's role in renewal, deconstructs idols of the church, and imagines the future of the church in addressing the practical implications of this for the church's life through liturgy, worship, preaching, and teaching. Students of philosophy, theology, religion, and ministry, as well as others interested in engaging postmodernism and the emerging church phenomenon, will welcome this provocative, non-technical work.

Who's Afraid of Postmodernism?

2010
Who's Afraid of Postmodernism?

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  • Author: James K. A. Smith
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  • Category : Christianity
  • Languages : en
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Postmodernity

2010
Postmodernity

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  • Author: Paul Lakeland
  • Publisher: Fortress Press
  • ISBN: 9781451416305
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 156

More than a guidebook to the postmodernity debate, Paul Lakeland's lively and novel volume clarifies the critical impulses behind the cultural, intellectual, and scientific expressions of postmodern thought. He identifies the issues it presents for religion and for Christian theology. Concentrating on God, Church, and Christ, Lakeland outlines the church's mission to the postmodern world, including a constructive theological apologetics.

Above All Earthly Pow'rs

2006-08
Above All Earthly Pow'rs

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  • Author: David F. Wells
  • Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
  • ISBN: 0802824552
  • Category : Philosophy
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 354

In this prophetic call to the evangelical church, Wells stresses that Christians need to confess Christ as the center in a society lacking a center, as the sovereign in a world seemingly ruled by chance, and as the one who can give meaning in a nihilistic culture.

Who's Afraid of the Unmoved Mover?

2019-02-12
Who's Afraid of the Unmoved Mover?

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  • Author: Andrew I. Shepardson
  • Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
  • ISBN: 1532656777
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 186

Are postmodern philosophy and Christian theology compatible? A surprising number of Christian philosophers and theologians think so. However, these same thinkers argue that postmodern insights entail the rejection of natural theology, the ability to discover knowledge about the existence and nature of God in the natural world. Postmodernism, they claim, shows that appealing to nature to demonstrate or infer the existence of God is foolish because these appeals rely on modernity’s outmoded grounds for knowledge. Moreover, natural theology and apologetics are often hindrances to authentic Christian faith. Notions like objectivity and rationality are forms of idolatry from which Christians should repent. This book carefully examines the nature of truth, rationality, general revelation, and evangelism to show that the postmodern objections fail and that Christians ought to lovingly and faithfully use natural theology and apologetics to defend and commend the Christian faith to a world in need of the knowledge of God.

Imagining the Kingdom

2013-02-15
Imagining the Kingdom

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  • Author: James K. A. Smith
  • Publisher: Baker Academic
  • ISBN: 9780801035784
  • Category : Religion
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

2013 Word Guild Award (Academic) How does worship work? How exactly does liturgical formation shape us? What are the dynamics of such transformation? In the second of James K. A. Smith's three-volume theology of culture, the author expands and deepens the analysis of cultural liturgies and Christian worship he developed in his well-received Desiring the Kingdom. He helps us understand and appreciate the bodily basis of habit formation and how liturgical formation--both "secular" and Christian--affects our fundamental orientation to the world. Worship "works" by leveraging our bodies to transform our imagination, and it does this through stories we understand on a register that is closer to body than mind. This has critical implications for how we think about Christian formation. Professors and students will welcome this work as will pastors, worship leaders, and Christian educators. The book includes analyses of popular films, novels, and other cultural phenomena, such as The King's Speech, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest, and Facebook.