Now this is something I will be looking forward to seeing/reading. I have been SOOOOOOO frustrated with what many Christians in our culture have settled for in terms of what they call “church”. The result of this symphony of low expectations is the difficulty of finding a community that takes seriously the importance (and our NEED) for accountability to one another for our journeys and our calling (ie. our mutual responsibility to be involved in evoking one another’s gifts. Now I am not certain that this announced dialogue will necessarily address these particular concerns, the sound of it seems promising in that regard.
This provocative addition to The Church and Postmodern Culture series offers a lively rereading of Charles Sheldon’s In His Steps as a constructive way forward. John D. Caputo introduces the notion of why the church needs deconstruction, positively defines deconstruction’s role in renewal, deconstructs idols of the church, and imagines the future of the church in addressing the practical implications of this for the church’s life through liturgy, worship, preaching, and teaching. Students of philosophy, theology, religion, and ministry, as well as others interested in engaging postmodernism and the emerging church phenomenon, will welcome this provocative, non-technical work.
