TY - BOOK AU - Beville,Kieran TI - Preaching Christ in a postmodern culture SN - 9781443821872 AV - BV4211.3 .B48 2010 U1 - 251 PY - 2010/// CY - Newcastle upon Tyne PB - Cambridge Scholars Pub. KW - Postmodernism KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Preaching KW - Prédication KW - Deconstructionism, Structuralism, Post-structuralism KW - bicssc KW - Philosophy of religion KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Ministry KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=532126 ER -