TY - BOOK AU - Michener,Ronald T. TI - Engaging deconstructive theology T2 - Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies SN - 9780754684442 AV - BT83.8 .M53 2007eb U1 - 230/.046 21 PY - 2007/// CY - Aldershot, England, Burlington, VT PB - Ashgate KW - Theology KW - Deconstruction KW - Postmodernism KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Deconstructivism (Architecture) KW - Théologie KW - Déconstruction KW - Déconstructivisme (Architecture) KW - theology KW - aat KW - Deconstructivist KW - deconstruction (theory) KW - RELIGION KW - Fundamentalism KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Dekonstruktion KW - gnd KW - Theologie KW - ram KW - Postmodernisme KW - Aspect religieux KW - Christianisme KW - Evangelikal teologi KW - sao KW - Dogmatik KW - religiösa aspekter KW - kristendom N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 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? N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=270411 ER -