Comments on: Step/Not, Hospitality and ‘Realism’ (What Would Jesus Deconstruct?)

By: Fitch and Jones On Hauerwas and the Emerging Church

Fitch and Jones On Hauerwas and the Emerging Church — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:21:56 +0000

[...] and the role of the church in the world that make possible an open conversation. And this is why I’ve argued that the theology of Yoder, Hauerwas, McClendon and others is still more persuasive for the church. And I think Fitch’s comments worked to [...]

By: James K. Smith on Caputo’s Deconstruction Global Spiral :: Article

James K. Smith on Caputo’s Deconstruction Global Spiral :: Article — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:14:21 +0000

[...] I recently posted on Caputo’s “What Would Jesus Deconstruct?” I thought it would be helpful to point out this article a friend emailed me by one of my [...]

By: Nathan

Nathan — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:49:22 +0000

Thanks for the review…I have heard about this book and thought of ordering it. I’m also hesitant from the same things you mentioned, and I’ve read elsewhere about it.

Cheers.

By: Jamie Johnson

Jamie Johnson — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:10:00 +0000

Preach it, brother Wess. At the point of your comment on my site, I had not finished chapter 4 – and now I have. You are absolutely correct (is that possible in postmodernity??) in describing the praxis of his argument as a cop-out. It is as though Caputo is paralyzed by deconstruction so that all he leaves is a basic (yet needed) social gospel. I want a Christology that is robust, not weak. And Caputo’s, in the end, is weak.