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1	Why We're Not Emergent: (By Two Guys Who Should Be) more books like this by Kevin DeYoung, Ted Kluck add to wishlist From both a theological and an on-the-street perspective, DeYoung and Kluck diagnose the emerging church. They offer solid reasons why they are not a part of the Emergent Church's voice in today's Christian community. see all copies from $5.17! new only from $5.52! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Condition of Postmodernity more books like this by David Harvey add to wishlist A great deal has been written on what has variously been described as the post-modern condition and on post-modern culture, architecture, art and society. In this new book, David Harvey seeks to determine what is meant by the term in its different contexts and to identify how accurate and useful it is as a description of contemporary experience ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $28.46! \| SVS
3	Postmodernism, or, The cultural logic of late capitalism more books like this by Professor Fredric Jameson add to wishlist Jameson's study of the cultural, political and social implications of postmodernism. see all copies from $13.50! new only from $19.98! \| SVS
4	After Modern Art 1945-2000 more books like this by David Hopkins add to wishlist Modern and contemporary art can be both baffling and beautiful, it can also be innovative, political, and disturbing. Closely informed by critical approaches, this book sets out to provide a concise interpretation of this period. Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, and Damien Hirst are among many artists discussed, within the political ... see all copies from $11.99! new only from $16.80! \| first editions \| SVS
5	No Perfect People Allowed: Creating a Come as You Are Culture in the Church more books like this by John Burke add to wishlist This book challenges Christian leaders to engage in the messy art of creating the right culture to reach our postmodern, post-Christian society. Through real stories of God's perfect work in the lives of imperfect people, you will experience the power of an authentic church community and learn how to deconstruct barriers and bring hope and healing ... see all copies from $2.77! new only from $2.77! \| SVS
6	The Forgotten Ways: Reactivating the Missional Church more books like this by Alan Hirsch, M.D., Dr. Leonard Sweet (Foreword by) add to wishlist Alan Hirsch is convinced that the inherited formulas for growing the Body of Christ do not work anymore. And rather than relying on slightly revised solutions from the past, he sees a vision of the future growth of the church coming about by harnessing the power of the early church, which grew from as few as 25,000 adherents in AD 100 to up to 20 ... see all copies from $6.95! new only from $11.86! \| first editions \| SVS
7	A Primer on Postmodernism more books like this by Stanley J Grenz add to wishlist Grenz examines the topography of postmodernism, a phenomenon everyone acknowledges, but has difficulty describing with precision. Of particular significance is his discussion of the challenges this cultural shift presents to the church. see all copies from $3.40! new only from $11.00! \| SVS
8	More Ready Than You Realize: Power of Everyday Conversations more books like this by Brian D McLaren add to wishlist A book on evangelizing postmoderns by an experienced pastor-writer who is successfully involved in it. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.50! \| SVS
9	The consequences of modernity more books like this by Anthony Giddens add to wishlist In this major theoretical statement, the author offers a new and provocative interpretation of the institutional transformations associated with modernity. We do not as yet, he argues, live in a post-modern world. Rather the distinctive characteristics of our major social institutions in the closing period of the twentieth century express the ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $16.23! \| first editions
10	Postmodern American Fiction: A Norton Anthology more books like this by Paula Geyh (Editor), Andrew Levy (Editor), Fred G Leebron (Editor) add to wishlist The first anthology to do full justice to the vast range of postwar American innovations in the art of fiction, "Postmodern American Fiction" presents a deep and wide collection of short fiction, novel excerpts, cartoons, hypertexts, creative nonfiction, and theoretical writings by 68 writers, ranging from Thomas Pynchon and William Burroughs to ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $14.39! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	A Thrice-Told Tale: Feminism, Postmodernism, and Ethnographic Responsibility more books like this by Margery Wolf add to wishlist A Thrice-Told Tale is one ethnographer's imaginative and powerful response to the methodological issues raised by feminist and postmodernist critics of traditional ethnography. The author, a feminist anthropologist, uses three texts developed out of her research in Taiwan - a piece of fiction, anthropological fieldnotes, and a social science ... see all copies from $4.14! new only from $15.51! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Postmodernism for Beginners more books like this by Jim Powell, Joe Lee (Illustrator) add to wishlist Although no one knows exactly what postmodernism is, "Postmodernism for Beginners" gives a perfectly clear explanation of the subject. Author Jim Powell describes postmodernism as a series of "maps" that helps people find their way through a changing world. For reinforcement, he cites views from modern thinkers from Foucault to Guattari. ... see all copies from $3.78! new only from $7.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Who's Afraid of Postmodernism?: Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church more books like this by James K A Smith add to wishlist The philosophies of French thinkers Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault form the basis for postmodern thought and are seemingly at odds with the Christian faith. However, James K. A. Smith claims that their ideas have been misinterpreted and actually have a deep affinity with central Christian claims. Each chapter opens with an illustration from a ... see all copies from $6.84! new only from $6.84! \| SVS
14 view cover	The New Christians: Dispatches from the Emergent Frontier more books like this by Tony Jones add to wishlist What the 'Emergent Church Movement' is all about - and why it matters to the future of Christianity? Following on the questions raised by Brian McLaren in "A New Kind of Christian", Tony Jones has written an engaging exploration of what this new kind of Christianity looks like. Writing 'dispatches' about the thinking and practices of adventurous ... see all copies from $3.99! new only from $8.84! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Faith Undone: The Emerging Church...a New Reformation or an End-Time Deception more books like this by Oakland Roger add to wishlist Is the emerging church movement just another passing fad, a more contemporary approach to church, or a bunch of disillusioned young people looking for answers? In fact, it is actually much broader and is influencing Christianity to a significant degree. Grounded in a centuries-old mystical approach, this movement is powerful, yet highly deceptive, ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $10.61! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Art Since 1940 more books like this by Jonathan Fineberg add to wishlist Widely praised when it first appeared in 1995, Art Since 1940 tells the story of six decades of art in America and Europe through a series of in-depth biographical profiles of individual artists, astutely linked by illuminating discussions of the cultural influences on their work. ARTnews hailed this lively volume as "a fascinating book" by "a ... see all copies from $27.00! new only from $37.69! \| SVS
17 view cover	Art Since 1940: Strategies of Being more books like this by Jonathan Fineberg add to wishlist This survey looks at art from 1940 to the present as an accumulation of unique contributions by individual artists. These are examined in depth together with chapters which concern the broader context of the past six decades. The book attempts a balanced perspective on art in Europe and America by the inclusion of black, Hispanic and women artists ... see all copies from $35.26! new only from $41.28!
18 view cover	Postmodernism more books like this by Eleanor Heartney add to wishlist This volume is an introduction to the intellectual movement known as Postmodernism and its impact on the visual arts. In clear, jargon-free language, Eleanor Heartney situates Postmodernism historically, showing how it developed both in reaction to and as a result of some of the fundamental beliefs underlying Modernism, especially its positivist, ... see all copies from $6.66! new only from $6.66! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Contested Knowledge: Social Theory Today more books like this by Professor Steven Seidman add to wishlist Contested Knowledge has established itself as a leading text that brings social theory into the present day by providing the most up-to-date perspectives on social theory by one of the most important thinkers of our time, Steven Seidman. The book tracks the work of the major figures in the field, from the classical sociologists - Durkheim, Marx, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $36.17! \| SVS
20 view cover	Teach Yourself Postmodernism more books like this by Glenn Ward add to wishlist Are there no new ideas to be invented? Are today's ideas really just borrowed from previous times? Postmodernism says this is so, and it's one of the hottest philosophies of today. The book provides an indispensable guide to this often-demanding terrain for readers encountering theories of postmodernism for the first time and places the subject in ... see all copies from $3.28! new only from $4.80! \| SVS
21 view cover	The Politics of Postmodernism more books like this by Linda Hutcheon add to wishlist Continuing the project begun in The Poetics of Postmodernism , Linda Hutcheon focuses on the politics of representation. Looking at both mass media and high art forms, she challenges the seeming transparency and apparent apolitical innocence of our visual images and verbal stories, asserting that these construct rather than reflect or express our ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $22.95! \| first editions
22 view cover	The postmodern condition : a report on knowledge more books like this by Jean-François Lyotard add to wishlist Many definitions of postmodernism focus on its nature as the aftermath of the modern industrial age when technology developed. This book extends that analysis to postmodernism by looking at the status of science, technology, and the arts, the significance of technocracy, and the way the flow of information is controlled in the Western world. see all copies from $6.62! new only from $17.50! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	The Courage to Be Protestant: Truth-Lovers, Marketers, and Emergents in the Postmodern World more books like this by Dr. David Wells add to wishlist "It takes no courage to sign up as a Protestant." These words open this bold new text - the summa of David Wells's critique of the evangelical landscape - leaving no doubt that Wells is issuing a challenge to the modern church. This book is a broadside against "new" versions of evangelicalism as well as a call to return to the historic faith, one ... see all copies from $11.22! new only from $15.93! \| SVS
24 view cover	At the End of an Age more books like this by John Lukacs add to wishlist Historian John Lukacs reconsiders objective science and history as we near what he considers to be the end of the modern age. see all copies from $2.55! new only from $4.36! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Introductory Guide to Post-Structuralism and Postmodernism more books like this by Madan Sarup add to wishlist An accessible and popular introduction to post-structuralist and postmodernist theory. It clearly examines key concepts such as modernity, postmodernity, modernism and postmodernism with sections on feminist criticism of the work of Lacan and Foucault. Chapters on French feminist theory and a section of the work of Jean Baudrillard have been added ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.98! \| first editions \| SVS

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