tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160916.post115734474114262772..comments2024-03-06T04:31:53.093+11:00Comments on Just in CASE: Grace to DerridaTrevor Cairneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160916.post-1157751599351370262006-09-09T07:39:00.000+10:002006-09-09T07:39:00.000+10:00BTW:outstanding edition of teh CASE magazine!BTW:<BR/><BR/>outstanding edition of teh CASE magazine!michael jensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15379361601019023165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160916.post-1157421058333128342006-09-05T11:50:00.000+10:002006-09-05T11:50:00.000+10:00even if he has nothing to say about it This is in ...<I>even if he has nothing to say about it</I> <BR/><BR/>This is in fact, something he insists on, is it not?Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03148452877425621293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160916.post-1157414552621946422006-09-05T10:02:00.000+10:002006-09-05T10:02:00.000+10:00Thanks for the comments. Yes, I think Derrida's po...Thanks for the comments. Yes, I think Derrida's point limits the connection between deconstruction and any particular worldview. I find this very helpful, since critics of D often suggest that his philosophy leads to nihilism. From the quote I gave, it is obvious that he leaves room for spiritual activity, even if he has nothing to say about it.Greg Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09840322516895618753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160916.post-1157410800298121102006-09-05T09:00:00.000+10:002006-09-05T09:00:00.000+10:00.. or is D. saying that the communication is unkno..... or is D. saying that the communication is unknowable to the observer and so cannot be the subject of deconstruction. D.'s view is unpacked by the communication that is, ` ...in a way that is absolutely improbable, that is, exceeding any proof, in a unique experience,' .. sounds to me like he is laying on the difficulty in anyone else knowing what the content, method and aim of the transmission is (except to the individual concerned). It is so ephemeral that it glances off the edge of deconstruction's bat. ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6160916.post-1157403019459116912006-09-05T06:50:00.000+10:002006-09-05T06:50:00.000+10:00I think it is more about allowing for the possibil...I think it is more about allowing for the possibility of the absolute. Deconstruction implies meaning which has been constructed in the first place, which is the central point of semiotics etc: signified and signifier and all that. Isn't this merely a recognition that the concept of revelation by grace implies meaning which is recieved, not constructed. The action of the Spirit that creates faith in a person who hears and believes the christian message is inherently a personal experience I would think, and hopefully at least the odd evangelical has made <B>that</B> wild step into experiental faith...<BR/><BR/>(p knight)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com