Hello Kris- I found your update interesting. I am in the northeast US. You mentioned that the deconstruction in France was spurred on by WWII. What are the catalysts for this deconstruction in the US, and how does this significantly affect our apologetics and evangelism?
Excellent question! The idea that Deconstruction/existentialism/post-modernity come out of a post WWII France isn't mine. I'm just following what scholars have said on the topic. Given our historical vantage point and relative distance from those events (1960's) we can start to postulate as to why these events happened. Additionally we have the writings of the authors themselves which point to this as a seminal time in their thinking. France's experience in that war is significantly different from that of the average US citizen.
As to what is spurring it in the US now, I can't say definitively. Why did this idea jump across the pond now, and not 30 years ago? I could hazard some guesses: The internet, social media, increased ease of travel, the disillusionment post 911/war on terror. Only time will tell. What we can do now is ask people why they are individually embarking on this journey and listen to their stories.
Finally, absolutely it does. I have a link posted in one of my text posts to an article I wrote for Alliance Life that I think answers this question in part. I also plan to continue talking about it in general as I put out more of these updates. Thank you so much for interacting!
Hello Kris- I found your update interesting. I am in the northeast US. You mentioned that the deconstruction in France was spurred on by WWII. What are the catalysts for this deconstruction in the US, and how does this significantly affect our apologetics and evangelism?
Excellent question! The idea that Deconstruction/existentialism/post-modernity come out of a post WWII France isn't mine. I'm just following what scholars have said on the topic. Given our historical vantage point and relative distance from those events (1960's) we can start to postulate as to why these events happened. Additionally we have the writings of the authors themselves which point to this as a seminal time in their thinking. France's experience in that war is significantly different from that of the average US citizen.
As to what is spurring it in the US now, I can't say definitively. Why did this idea jump across the pond now, and not 30 years ago? I could hazard some guesses: The internet, social media, increased ease of travel, the disillusionment post 911/war on terror. Only time will tell. What we can do now is ask people why they are individually embarking on this journey and listen to their stories.
Finally, absolutely it does. I have a link posted in one of my text posts to an article I wrote for Alliance Life that I think answers this question in part. I also plan to continue talking about it in general as I put out more of these updates. Thank you so much for interacting!