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Author:   Stewart E. Kelly ,  James K. Dew Jr.
Publisher:   IVP Academic
Imprint:   IVP Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.429kg
ISBN:  

9780830851935

ISBN 10:   0830851933
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   05 December 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Introduction and Background 2. Criteria for Evaluating Postmodernism 3. The Demise of Enlightenment Modernism 4. The Observer as Situated 5. Philosophy of Language 6. Truth and Social Construction 7. Postmodernism and the Self 8. Realism and Antirealism, Objectivity and Subjectivity 9. On Metanarratives and Oppression 10. Doubts About Metanarratives 11. Truth, Faith, and Postmodernism 12. Postmodernism and the Critique of Enlightenment Reason 13. The Hope of the Gospel 14. Where Do We Go from Here? Appendix: Chart on Modernism and Postmodernism Author Index Subject Index Scripture Index

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"""To my knowledge, this is the most comprehensive and analytically refined exposition and critique of postmodernism."" Douglas Groothuis, professor of philosophy, Denver Seminary, author of Truth Decay ""Understanding Postmodernism is the best one-stop introduction to postmodernism from a conservative evangelical perspective. It describes and evaluates postmodernism from historical, theological, and philosophical perspectives and does so in a lucid and accessible manner."" Bruce Riley Ashford, provost, professor of theology and culture, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary ""The gospel is never preached in a vacuum. It is always heard against the backdrop of the culture's collective mindset and mood. Well, the cultural mindset and mood is steeped in postmodern thought that relativizes truth, knowledge, and value. As a result, people today are morally confused and biblically illiterate. Confusion, darkness, and disintegration reign. Kelly and Dew cut through the confusion, ably dissecting postmodernism and demolishing its credibility. As the smoke clears, a vision of shalom emerges where Christianity is seen as true and Jesus is seen as the fount of all wisdom and knowledge. A must-read book for all who need to be reminded of the objective goodness, truth, and beauty of Christianity."" Paul M. Gould, associate professor of philosophy and Christian apologetics, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary"

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James K. Dew Jr. (PhD, Southeastern Baptist) is associate professor of the history of ideas and philosophy and dean of the College at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the coauthor (with Mark W. Foreman) of How Do We Know? An Introduction to Epistemology and coeditor (with Chad Meister) of God and Evil: The Case for God in a World Filled with Pain and God and the Problem of Evil: Five Views. Stewart E. Kelly (PhD, Notre Dame) is professor of philosophy at Minot State University. He is the author of Truth Considered and Applied and Thinking Well: An Introduction to Critical Thinking.

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