66. Deconstruction/Reconstruction Theology (w/ Jim Palmer)

Jim Palmer joins me to talk about his work in "deconstructionology." After sharing a bit of his story, which includes movement from mega-church pastor to questioning Christian seeker to deconstructioning writer, Jim talks to me a bit about his ideas of engaging religion generally and Christianity specifically beyond superficial either/or thinking.

How do we move past simple binaries of theism/atheism, for example, or different kinds of ideology? What container is expansive enough to hold religious questioning without simply leading to a) a lateral move or b) unmoored relativism?

Timestamps:

What might a God on the other side of deconstruction look like? 0:00

Introduction 1:36

Jim's Story 14:04

Deconstruction Therapeutics 23:44

Metamodernism and Reconstruction 30:56

Towards Existential Health 36:29

Between Binaries 52:41

A Truly Human Jesus, and a Truly Divine Humanity 1:01:09

Liberating Knowledge 1:05:38

A God on the Other Side of Deconstruction Jim's Substack can be found here: https://jimpalmerauthor.substack.com/

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