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Runtime: 31 minsTim Hull and William Lane Craig discuss the significance of postmodern philosophy for theology today. Theological reactions to postmodern philosophy vary from caution to condemnation, viewing it as a threat that dispenses with truth and promotes relativism. Some theologians, like William Lane Craig, perceive postmodernism as a deceptive revival of secularism masked in new forms, rejecting traditional apologetics in favour of narrative. Yet, postmodernism also opens a space for religious belief, critiquing Enlightenment ideals of objectivity and embracing embeddedness in culture and language. Philosophers like Heidegger challenge total objectivity, emphasizing the necessity of pre-understanding for interpretation. While some fear relativism, postmodernism raises profound theological questions about human identity and dependency.
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Produced in July 2014. Provisional captions.
Tim Hull has taught theology for many years primarily at St John’s College Nottingham and currently at the Queen’s Foundation Birmingham.
William Lane Craig is professor of philosophy at Houston Baptist University and a visiting scholar at Talbot School of Theology.
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