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Author: Stanley J. Grenz
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 1996-02-06
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780802808646
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGrenz examines the topography of postmodernism, a phenomenon everyone acknowledges, but has difficulty describing with precision. Of particular significance is his discussion of the challenges this cultural shift presents to the church.
Author: James K. A. Smith
Publisher: Baker Academic
Published: 2006-04-01
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1441200398
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Author: Callum G. Brown
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-12-02
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13: 1317869869
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPostmodernism is an essential approach to History. This is the first dedicated primer on postmodernism for the historian. It offers a step-by-step guide to postmodern theory, includes a guide to how historians have applied the theory, and provides a review of why its critics are wrong. In simple and clear language, it takes the reader through the chain of theory that developed in the 20th century to become now, in the early 21st century, the leading stimulant of new forms of research in History. With separate chapters on The Sign, The Discourse, Post/Structuralism, The Text, The Self, and Morality, this book will encourage a new critical awareness of Theory when reading books of History, and when writing essays and dissertations. Armed with the principal ideas of Saussure, Barthes, Foucault, and Derrida, the historians can formulate how to combine empirical History with the excitement of fresh perspectives and new skills, merged in the new moral impetus of the postmodern condition. Designed for the beginner this is the essential postmodern starting point.
Author: Kevin Hart
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2004-04-01
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 1780740441
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAdopting the role of tour guide, award-winning writer Kevin Hart leads the reader through the pitfalls, conundrums and complexities that characterize postmodernism, while providing an overview of the many different approaches (philosophical, cultural, literary…) to the subject. All the major thinkers are introduced – from Derrida to Blanchot, Irigaray to Foucault, and more besides – while the book is unique among introductory guides in its consideration of the role of religion in a postmodern world.
Author: Graham M. Johnston
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2001-07-01
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 1441201505
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhile growing churches dot our urban centers and country landscapes, church-goers and students today are actually less likely to maintain a Christian worldview than in the past. In fact, the majority of society does not even believe in objective truth. A minister out of touch with this culture is like an uninformed missionary trying to teach in a foreign country. To communicate God's Word effectively in the twenty-first century, teachers need to know how to connect with and confront an audience of postmodern listeners. In Preaching to a Postmodern World, Johnston shows pastors, seminary students, professors, lay teachers, and church leaders can reach the present age without selling out to it. The book discusses how to: • distinguish between modernism and postmodernism • understand postmodern worldviews • change the style of preaching without compromising the substance • take advantage of new opportunities provided by the cultural shift • show an inattentive society the relevance of God's truth The author's keen insights into contemporary pop and media culture also help equip speakers to address today's listeners with clarity and relevance.
Author: Richard Coyne
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
Published: 1995-01-01
Total Pages: 399
ISBN-13: 9780262518949
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCoyne examines the entire range of contemporary philosophicalthinking—including logical positivism, analytic philosophy, pragmatism, phenomenology,critical theory, hermeneutics, and deconstruction—comparing them and showing how theydiffer in their consequences for design and development issues in electronic communications,computer representation, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and multimedia.
Author: Heath White
Publisher: Brazos Press
Published: 2006-07
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 158743153X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn accessible introduction to the ideas of postmodernism and postmodernism's relationship to Christianity.
Author: Douglas Groothuis
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2009-09-20
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 083087755X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 2001 Christianity Today Award of Merit winner! The concept of truth as absolute, objective and universal has undergone serious deterioration in recent years. No longer is it a goal for all to pursue. Rather postmodernism sees truth as inseparable from culture, psychology, race and gender. Ultimately, truth is what we make it to be. What factors have accelarated this decay of truth? Why are people willing to embrace such a devalued concept? How does this new view compare and contrast with a Christian understanding? While postmodernism contains some truthful insights (despite its attempt to dethrone truth), Douglas Groothuis sees its basic tenets as intellectually flawed and hostile to Christian views. In this spirited presentation of a solid, biblical and logical perspective, Groothuis unveils how truth has come under attack and how it can be defended in the vital areas of theology, apologetics, ethics and the arts.
Author: Stephen R. C. Hicks
Publisher: Scholargy Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781592476428
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Kevin J. Vanhoozer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003-07-31
Total Pages: 316
ISBN-13: 9780521793957
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis introductory 2003 guide offers examples of different types of contemporary theology and Christian doctrine in relationship to postmodernity.
