{"product_id":"truth-is-stranger-than-it-j-richard-middleton-9780830818563","title":"Truth Is Stranger Than It Used to Be: Biblical Faith in a Postmodern Age","description":"\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eVoted one of \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today's\u003c\/i\u003e 1996 Books of the Year\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe carnivalesque, pluralistic culture in hich we live can be seen as a consequence of the breakdown of modernity (which touted itself as the \"greatest show on earth\"), combined with a recognition of the socially constructed character of reality.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSince the old construction has been discredited and is in a process of decomposition, the season is open on the construction of new realities which are produced with the speed and ease of temporary circus tents being raised. Far from witnessing the erosion or even eclipse of religious belief that the Enlightenment so confidently predicted, the eclipse of the Enlightenment has resulted in a veritable smorgasbord of religions and worldviews for our consumption.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo Richard Middleton and Brian Walsh colorfully describe our postmodern setting. In this book they survey postmodern culture and philosophy, offering lucid explanations of such difficult theories as deconstruction. They are sympathetic to the postmodern critique, yet believe that a gospel stripped of its modernist trappings speaks a radical word of hope and transformation to our chaotic culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book for those who wonder what postmodernism is and how biblical Christians might best respond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Richard Middleton, Brian J. Walsh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0830818561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780830818563\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 5.98w x 0.76d","brand":"J. Richard Middleton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045203898623,"sku":"9780830818563","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e97f0b28-efa2-400a-8eed-ba2930e5d8f6.jpg?v=1684977354","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/truth-is-stranger-than-it-j-richard-middleton-9780830818563","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}