ABSTRACT

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.

part |48 pages

Introduction and Historical Context

chapter |13 pages

Introduction

chapter |32 pages

Historical Context

From Modernism to Postmodernism

part |50 pages

Deconstruction and its Roots in Europe

chapter |8 pages

Jean-François Lyotard

The Dissolution of the Metanarrative

chapter |18 pages

Michel Foucault

The End of Man?

part |40 pages

Deconstruction in America

chapter |22 pages

Mark C. Taylor

Embracing Nihilism

chapter |16 pages

Richard Rorty

Pragmatic Postmodernism

part |18 pages

Deconstruction in Britain

chapter |16 pages

Don Cupitt

Theological Necrophilia

part |88 pages

Apologetic Methodology in View of Deconstructionist Concerns

chapter |18 pages

Christian Appeals to Deconstructionist Concerns

Two Lessons from the Book of Acts

chapter |24 pages

Apologetic Imagination

chapter |16 pages

Apologetic Groundwork

Are Any “Foundations” Possible?

chapter |4 pages

Conclusion