James K.A. Smith
Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Calvin College
Fellow of the Center for Social Research at Calvin College
B.A., University of Waterloo
B.S., Emmaus College
M.Phil., Institute for Chirstian StudiesPh.D., Villanova University
Homepage: http://www.jameskasmith.com/
Blog: http://forsclavigera.blogspot.com/
church and postmodern culture: current titles
Merold Westphal: Whose Community? Which Interpretation?: Philosophical Hermeneutics for the Church
Graham, Ward: Politics of Discipleship, The: Becoming Postmaterial Citizens
Carl Raschke: GloboChrist: The Great Commission Takes a Postmodern Turn (August 1, 2008)
John D. Caputo: What Would Jesus Deconstruct?: The Good News of Postmodernism for the Church
James K. A. Smith: Who's Afraid of Postmodernism?: Taking Derrida, Lyotard, And Foucault to Church
church and postmodern culture: forthcoming
- Daniel M. Bell Jr.
on desire and economy, with Gilles Deleuze and Michel Foucault - Bruce Ellis Benson
on improvisation as a paradigm for thinking about worship and the arts
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about conversation
- ...coordinated by
eric austin lee,
geoffrey holsclaw,
james k.a. smith
...offering discussions of high-profile theorists in postmodern theory and contemporary theology, for a non-specialist audience that is interested in the impact of postmodern theory for the faith and practice of the church.
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...posts here will range from brief “airing of ideas” and the “trying on” of particular theories or critical positions, to longer arguments or analyses soliciting critical responses from readers, all with an eye toward the actual issues confronting church pastors and leaders, rather than the merely academic hair-splitting of abstract issues.
Recent Posts
- Call for Papers: "Metaphysics: Old and New"
- Symposium: Whose Community? Which Interpretation? - Chapters 5 and 6
- Symposium: Whose Community? Which Interpretation? - Chapters 3 and 4
- What Has Mozart to Do with Coltrane?
- Speculative Grace: Giving Thanks
- Race Theory Mini-Series Comes to a Close
- Whose Community? Which Interpretation? - Chapters 1 and 2 - Or Who's Afraid of Relativism?
- Speculative Grace: More Non-Sequential Theology
- Korean Edition of "Who's Afraid of Postmodernism?"
- Speculative Grace: Non-Sequential Theology
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