02612cam a2200481Mu 4500 ocn827209317 OCoLC 20200709055732.0 m d cr |n||||||||| 130211s2010 xx o 000 0 eng d EBLCP eng pn EBLCP OCLCQ YDXCP N$T OCLCF OCLCQ KAT 9781443821872 (electronic bk.) 144382187X (electronic bk.) 532126 (N$T) (OCoLC)827209317 BV4211.3 .B48 2010 REL 080000 bisacsh 251 MAIN Beville, Kieran. Preaching Christ in a postmodern culture / K.A. Beville. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2010. 1 online resource (174 pages) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Preface -- The shift from contextualization to syncretism in the western Christian church -- Understanding postmodernism : issues pertaining to the feasibility of the homiletic task in the contemporary epistemological context -- Developing an approach to preaching which is cognizant of postmodern culture -- Inductive and deductive modes of preaching. Starting with some observations relating to shifts in ecclesiology and identifying them as a move beyond contextualization to syncretism this work goes on to assess the feasibility of preaching in a postmodern culture which rejects both the idea of absolute truth and authority used as power. It traces the historical and philosophical development of postmodernism. The Enlightenment project is deemed to have failed and Christianity is perceived as an oppressive metanarrative. In a world that is ... Print version record. Master record variable field(s) change: 650 Postmodernism Religious aspects Christianity. Preaching. RELIGION Christian Ministry Preaching. bisacsh Preaching. fast (OCoLC)fst01074813 Electronic books. Print version: Beville, K.A. Preaching Christ in a Postmodern Culture. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2010 9781443821513 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=532126 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1114299 EBSCOhost EBSC 532126 YBP Library Services YANK 9993462 92 N$T 52535 52535