The latest clarion call in the never-ending cavalcade of "what's  new" in the evangelical world is the confident assertion from some  quarters that the church needs to embrace "postmodernism" if it is  going to engage postmoderns effectively. Pastors trying to break  down the often indigestible subject matter of postmodernism into  bite-size chunks in order to equip their people to engage it, and  teachers who are aiming at giving their students a working  knowledge of the way postmodernism is impacting the church will  find a good deal of help from Smith.  -J. Ligon Duncan III, Senior Minister, First  Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi  Scott Smith and I agree on a lot. We share a deep commitment to  Jesus Christ, a love of the Bible, and a passion for the church. We  also agree that we're currently living in a liminal time, and it's  those "boundary times" when people look most closely at the beliefs  that underlie their practices. So, we've all got some things to  figure out right now, including what we can really know and the  certainty with which we can state our claims in a pluralistic  society. I appreciate Scott's voice in this conversation. He is a  careful reader of my work, and he writes with a gracious and  generous tone. Interlocutors like Scott will be a helpful challenge  to all of us in the "emerging church." I consider him a friendly  critic and a brother in Christ.  -Tony Jones, author of Postmodern Youth  Ministry and National Director, Emergent  Scott Smith is uniquely suited to enter the Emergent  conversation with this helpful volume. Not only is he an analytic  philosopher with a razor-sharp mind who has specialized in  analyzing postmodernistic views on the relationship between  language and the world, but he is also a man who cares for the  lost, loves the church, and has an ability to communicate complex  truths to people in the pew.  -Justin Taylor, Executive Editor, Desiring God  Every leader in the new Emergent Movement will want to read this  fascinating book. They simply will not find a more engaging,  knowledgeable, balanced, and kind treatment of their concerns,  ideas, and practices.  -Craig J. Hazen, Professor of Comparative  Religion, Biola University  Scott Smith's study challenges us to take seriously the truth  claim of the gospel both in how we proclaim it in words and in how  we manifest it in our personal and community lives.  -Gary Inrig, Senior Pastor, Trinity Church,  Redlands, California

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