Deconstruction and the Spirit: How Pastors Can Better Understand Deconstruction and How to Approach It from a Pentecostal Perspective (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798385201273)

Deconstructive faith experiences are growing in number throughout global Christianity. Factors like globalization, individualism, education, post-colonial experiences, fundamentalism, connectivity, and others contribute to accelerate this trend and shape the environment of faith communities that find themselves amongst increasingly postmodern tendencies. Many pastors are deciding to ignore the situation by rejecting deconstruction altogether, while others are embracing it blindly. Since an overwhelming number of churches worldwide embrace Pentecostalism, Esteban Solis proposes a pastoral response from a distinctively Pentecostal perspective that engages deconstruction of faith critically while staying open to conceive it as a tool for Spirit-led discipleship that can produce a more mature faith. The book examines six affirmations made by Jacques Derrida that explain deconstruction. Each of these is contrasted with specific examples of cultural changes taking place in Costa Rica, Peter's experience at the house of Cornelius, and a Pentecostal perspective. By exploring a variety of authors, Solis identifies different tools that can help pastors to better understand the experience of deconstruction while engaging in discipleship practices that can produce mature believers in a postmodern era.

Author: Esteban Solís
ISBN-10: 8385201270
ISBN-13: 9798385201273
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Language: English
Published: 02/28/2024
Pages: 142
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.31d