Over the years the churchandpomo blog has hosted some lively conversations in a space between the academy and the church, between theory and practice. While a couple of important books—by Christian Scharen and Norman Wirzba—will still appear in the series, time has come to wind down the blog. I am grateful for those who have […]
Mea culpa. How else could I respond to Crystal Downing’s gracious, rightly-critical engagement with The Fall of Interpretation? In what was a moment of (rather Caputo-an?[1]) flourish, I seem to have blamed an entire discipline for mis-readings of Derrida. And this despite the fact that, as Downing rightly points out, there are plenty of professors […]
I love it that each of my interlocutors has homed in on quite different themes and issues in The Fall of Interpretation. And as you’ll have guessed, it’s a special treat to engage Neal, one of my star students about whom I regularly brag, taking way more credit than I deserve. (We also both share […]
I’m profoundly grateful to these scholars for taking time to carefully, critically, and charitably engage the second edition of The Fall of Interpretation—and in the summer, of all things! This kind of constructive engagement is a real gift to an author, and I’m glad to have the opportunity to continue the conversation by replying to […]
I’m happy to provide an update on the “Church and Postmodern Culture” book series–the Gutenberg-isch reality behind these online conversations. (Books are so analog, right? At least books in the series are available in Kindle editions!) There are several new books in the pipeline and we’re working to recruit a few more. First up will […]
We hope readers both old and new will find a new energy as the Church and Postmodern Culture conversation migrates to the hospitable environs of The Other Journal. For the last several years we’ve pointed back-and-forth to one another; our new location here solidifies that partnership. We’re grateful for this new home and hope to […]
The entirety of the “Church and Postmodern Culture” book series (to date) is now available electronically through Logos Bible Software. This creates a searchable version of all the books which could aid research and study. FYI.
Church in the Present Tense: A Candid Look at What’s Emerging is a uniquely collaborative book in which several sympathetic scholars (in theology, biblical studies, and philosophy) take stock of the “emerging” conversation to date, with a consistent focus on issues of hermeneutics, epistemology, and worship. The collaborators and co-authors will be familiar to many […]
Call for Papers | 2012 Meeting of the Wesleyan Philosophical Society Curb Your Enthusiasm? Philosophy and Religious Experience Location: Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, Tennessee Conference Date: March 1, 2012 Proposals Due Date: October 1, 2011 Keynote Speaker: Merold Westphal, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy Emeritus (Fordham University) Lectures: “Faith as Passion” and “Reason as Dispassion” Not […]