{"product_id":"whos-afraid-of-relativism-james-k-a-smith-9780801039737","title":"Who's Afraid of Relativism?: Community, Contingency, and Creaturehood","description":"Following his successful \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Postmodernism?\u003c\/i\u003e leading Christian philosopher James K. A. Smith introduces the philosophical sources behind postliberal theology. Offering a provocative analysis of relativism, Smith provides an introduction to the key voices of pragmatism: Ludwig Wittgenstein, Richard Rorty, and Robert Brandom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany Christians view relativism as the antithesis of absolute truth and take it to be the antithesis of the gospel. Smith argues that this reaction is a symptom of a deeper theological problem: an inability to honor the contingency and dependence of our creaturehood. Appreciating our created finitude as the condition under which we know (and were made to know) should compel us to appreciate the contingency of our knowledge without sliding into arbitrariness. Saying \"It depends\" is not the equivalent of saying \"It's not true\" or \"I don't know.\" It is simply to recognize the conditions of our knowledge as finite, created, social beings. Pragmatism, says Smith, helps us recover a fundamental Christian appreciation of the contingency of creaturehood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis addition to an acclaimed series engages key thinkers in modern philosophy with a view to ministry and addresses the challenge of relativism in a creative, original way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James K. A. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801039738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801039737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Baker Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.54w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014 pg. 466\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/04\/2015 pg. 33","brand":"James K. A. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926107783423,"sku":"9780801039737","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6f9e0a28-3e02-45d6-9dc4-ef594d178159.jpg?v=1681081244","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/whos-afraid-of-relativism-james-k-a-smith-9780801039737","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}