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Why is the Emerging Church Drawn to Deconstructive Theology?

April 25, 2007 Adam Walker Cleaveland

The Church and Postmodern Culture website has been doing a series on the emerging church and deconstructive theology. There have been some really great essays written.

  • Difference, Humility and Surprise, by LeRon Shults.
  • The Difference That Faith Makes, by Carl Raschke.
  • Subversive Syntax, by Tony Jones.
  • The Will to Action, by Jason Clark.
  • Why Deconstruction?, by Peter Schuurman.

I think if I had to give a quick answer to the question, it would rely heavily on the Christian mystic tradition, the writings of Dionysius the Areopagite (Pseudo-Dionysius) and his Mystical Theology and a discussion on apophatic/negative theology. Pete Rollins touches on this in his book, “How (Not) to Speak of God.”

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Filed Under: Emergent, General, Theology Tagged With: Deconstruction, Deconstructive-Theology, Emergent, emerging-church, Pete-Rollins

Adam is an artist, entrepreneur, pastor, husband and father. He lives in Skokie, Illinois with his wife Sarah (who is also a pastor), their son Caleb, and their dog, Sadie. Read More…

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