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Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church is unavailable, but you can change that!

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 contends that their ideas have been misinterpreted. The award-winning Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism? is the first book in the Church and Postmodern Culture series. In an introduction and four fulsome chapters,...

• Postmodernity is “incredulity toward metanarratives” (Lyotard). • “Power is knowledge” (Foucault). Generally, these three slogans are invoked as being mutually exclusive to confessional Christian faith. How could someone who takes the sweeping narrative of the Scriptures as the Word of God reject metanarratives? How could someone who believes in the existence of a transcendent God and his creation deny that there is reality outside texts? How could someone who worships the God who is Love participate
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