Beginnings: Epistemology
- Posted by scott on December 23rd, 2006 filed in epistemology, postmodern, smith, emergent
“The White Rabbit put on his spectacles. ‘Where shall I begin, please your Majesty?’ he asked.
‘Begin at the beginning,’ the King said gravely, ‘and go on till you come to the end: then stop.’”
To understand the complex interactions between emerging Christian thought and new Internet technologies, we must begin at the beginning. We’ll start by exploring the system of thought underpinning the Theology of Web 2.0: an emerging postmodern epistemology. Over the next couple weeks, I’ll be reading (and blogging) James K.A. Smith’s “Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism: Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church.“
Smith (Ph.D., Villanova University) is an associate professor of philosophy at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. His book is the first in a series called “The Church and Postmodern Culture.” His publisher, Baker Academic, has graciously hosted conversations on a blog located at http://www.churchandpomo.org. Check them out.
Please share your thoughts and engage Smith as we move forward. Pick up a copy yourself if you like - it looks promising.
Cheers,
Scott
Beginnings: Epistemology
- Posted by scott on December 23rd, 2006 filed in epistemology, postmodern, smith, emergent
“The White Rabbit put on his spectacles. ‘Where shall I begin, please your Majesty?’ he asked.
‘Begin at the beginning,’ the King said gravely, ‘and go on till you come to the end: then stop.’”
To understand the complex interactions between emerging Christian thought and new Internet technologies, we must begin at the beginning. We’ll start by exploring the system of thought underpinning the Theology of Web 2.0: an emerging postmodern epistemology. Over the next couple weeks, I’ll be reading (and blogging) James K.A. Smith’s “Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism: Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church.“
Smith (Ph.D., Villanova University) is an associate professor of philosophy at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, MI. His book is the first in a series called “The Church and Postmodern Culture.” His publisher, Baker Academic, has graciously hosted conversations on a blog located at http://www.churchandpomo.org. Check them out.
Please share your thoughts and engage Smith as we move forward. Pick up a copy yourself if you like - it looks promising.
Cheers,
Scott
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