Michener, Ronald T. <br/><br/>
Engaging deconstructive theology  [electronic resource] / 
Ronald T. Michener. 
 - Aldershot, England ;  Burlington, VT :  Ashgate,  c2007. 
 - xii, 264 p. ;  24 cm. 
 - Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies .
 - Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-259) and index. 
<br/><br/>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? 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Boulder, Colo. : <br/>NetLibrary, <br/>2009. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780754684442 (electronic bk.) 075468444X (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Theology.<br/>Deconstruction.<br/>Postmodernism--Religious aspects--Christianity.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BT83.8  / .M53 2007eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>230/.046