"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, not seen." -Paul? Apollos?
Well here I am in Dallas Texas at the National Conference on Preaching. Some of the best in the country come here to dialogue and discuss the topic of preaching and how to do it more effectively. This year is in one sense unique, since two Postmodern Christian leaders are here. I say unique because Pomos are often said to not be fond of preaching. It is not dialogical enough for them.
Deiter Zander and Doug Paggit value preaching. Though is may not look or sound anything like what one would traditionally experience (whatever that is). As Pomo's they bring some life to an old conversation. "How do we communicate to people about Christ?" One of the most suprising things I discovered about these guys was that they were so dogmatic. These are deeply passionate men, who believe in what they are doing. It was both refreshing and comforting. I have learned that one can be postmodern and dogmatic too. They would likely react to that thought. But that is how they sound. In their passion they were communicating loud and clear. So maybe there is hope for me. Somehow I can find a way to live in both worlds. The place of passion and discontinuity. The crux of tension. Now if only I can keep from being ripped apart and confused beyond redemption. Sola Gracia, WHB
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i'm leaning towards clement as author of hebrews.
mark driscoll and tim keller are making a big push towards a postmodern/theologically sound movement within the church called 'resurgence.' it's been encouraging to see a way through postmodernism that does not revert back to modernism while not buying into the postmodern mindset concerning the absolute true (although they do have some good poins there as well...i suppose you have to qualify what 'absolute truth' is...but that is another story.)
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