tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post112559953531872535..comments2023-12-27T11:23:38.346-05:00Comments on Vanguard Church - Bob Robinson: Toward a Proper Christian Response to Postmodernity – PrefaceBob Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08576734261775426385noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-1126021211083827282005-09-06T11:40:00.000-04:002005-09-06T11:40:00.000-04:00Bob-Very helpful thoughts, and I think they cover ...Bob-<BR/><BR/>Very helpful thoughts, and I think they cover most of the useful modes of interaction. I wonder, though, if the connotation of "Deny" is a little strong. Those who I have found most helpful regarding Pomo philosophy have critically engaged it on its own terms, dialogued with Pomos and Emergents (maybe much like your final category), and have ended up denying the usefulness of Pomo philosophy as a useful and prescriptive construct within the church.<BR/><BR/>I have found it interesting that in most Emergent circles dialogue and discussion seem to rule out any form of denial of pomo philosophy-in other words, dialogue to them carries an implicit acceptance of pomo ideas, and if a member of the dialogue begins to disagree too much with pomo, they are often labeled (Modernist, fundamentalist, etc.) and marginalized out of the conversation.<BR/><BR/>I guess I would find myself in one of the last three categories. I may have denied the usefulness of Pomo philosophy as prescription, but I have not done so in a way keeping with the description of "Deny."Phil Steigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948892557259431751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-1125680949507970032005-09-02T13:09:00.000-04:002005-09-02T13:09:00.000-04:00Each response is appropriate to the question being...Each response is appropriate to the question being asked.<BR/><BR/>Deny: "Is this a valid?"<BR/><BR/>Defy: "Is this a threat?"<BR/><BR/>Deify: "Is this what I've been looking for?"<BR/><BR/>Debate: "Is this right or wrong?"<BR/><BR/>Discuss: "What are we dealing with?"<BR/><BR/>Dialogue: "What do you think it is?"<BR/><BR/>Identifying your question at the outset will pretty much dictate the answer you'll find.<BR/><BR/>My question: "How does this understanding bring me more fully into Christ?"Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551331996392135589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-1125677444871080062005-09-02T12:10:00.000-04:002005-09-02T12:10:00.000-04:00Thanks Bob, What IS the question?I think postmoder...Thanks Bob, <BR/>What <I><B>IS</I></B> the question?<BR/><BR/>I think postmodernity is so complex and multifaceted and is, by its very nature, very hard to pin down, so it is hard to know that the QUESTION is! That's the point of this series, at least for me...<BR/>...to get my head around the major questions that are being raised with the postmodern turn.Bob Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08576734261775426385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-1125670889242977512005-09-02T10:21:00.000-04:002005-09-02T10:21:00.000-04:00Great stuff, Bob. I'll be following along with in...Great stuff, Bob. I'll be following along with interest. <BR/><BR/>At this point, I have the impression that all of these responses are understandable. (I mean, I can see how a person could hold each stance.)<BR/><BR/>These are responses. Which makes me wonder, "What's the question?" That may be the most important element of any future discourse.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551331996392135589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-1125614520898185152005-09-01T18:42:00.000-04:002005-09-01T18:42:00.000-04:00Bob, I appreciate the clarity and charity in your ...Bob, I appreciate the clarity and charity in your definitions of evangelical responses to PM.John Fryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02575709757912510374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7110103.post-1125601604059306712005-09-01T15:06:00.000-04:002005-09-01T15:06:00.000-04:00Bob,Very nice taxonomy of how people are respondin...Bob,<BR/>Very nice taxonomy of how people are responding to pomo stuff. This is useful to all of us.Scot McKnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12464859313317428105noreply@blogger.com