Papers by Bjørn Øyvind Fjeld
Scandinavian Journal for Leadership and Theology, 2021
The article analyses the implicit epistemology of James K.A. Smith in his book Who’s Afraid of Po... more The article analyses the implicit epistemology of James K.A. Smith in his book Who’s Afraid of Post- modernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard and Foucault to Church (2006). The analysis concentrates on Smith’s interpretation of three French postmodern philosophers: J. Derrida, J.F. Lyotard and M. Fou- cault, but includes also a yearlong discussion between Smith and D.A. Carson, rendered in the book and in Carson’s books Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church (2005) and Christ & Culture Revisited (2008). Carson defends the evangelical movement which today is criticized and challenged by several post-evangelical writers, among them Smith, who claims that faith is the sole bridge be- tween reality and knowledge. He calls his view confessional realism. The aim is to present and con- structively evaluate Smith’s epistemology and its relation to issues like rationality, truth, objectivity and reality. The theoretical basis for the assessment of Smith’s presentation of Radical Orthodoxy an...
Scandinavian Journal for Leadership and Theology
Cultural relevance and church cevelopment: An analysis of the tension between Christ and culture ... more Cultural relevance and church cevelopment: An analysis of the tension between Christ and culture and the importance of cultural relevance for church development The article analyses the term cultural relevance and its importance for Church development. The questions are: What is the understanding of the term cultural relevance and what is the significance of the cultural factor for the understanding of the Church’s nature and task and consequently what are the consequences for the Church’s working methods and strategy? The principle issues are discussed through an analysis of the typology and five relational types of H. Richard Niebuhr’s book Christ & Culture, an evaluation of Jimmy Long’s five corresponding church types and Miroslav Volf’s ecclesiastical identity, including a theological discussion related to the paradigm change from modernism to postmodernism. The author defends Volf’s understanding of the church’s identity and nature and defines cultural relevance foremost as a n...
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Papers by Bjørn Øyvind Fjeld