Against a Postmodern Pentecostal Epistemology
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2013
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Davis, Richard Brian, 1963-
Franks, W. Paul
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Pentecostalism
Narrative epistemology
Truth
Bible. Gospels
Narrative epistemology
Truth
Bible. Gospels
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Accepted Manuscript (AM) Citation: Davis, Richard B. and W. Paul Franks. “Against a Postmodern Pentecostal Epistemology.” Philosophia Christi 15 (2013): 1-17.
Abstract
In this paper we explore the idea that pentecostalism is best supported by conjoining it to a postmodern, narrative epistemology in which everything is a text requiring interpretation. On this view, truth doesn’t consist in a set of uninterpreted facts that make the
claims of Christianity true; rather, as James K. A. Smith says, truth emerges when there is a “fit” or proportionality between the Christian story and one’s affective and emotional life. We argue that pentecostals should reject this account of truth, since it leads to either a self-refuting story-relativism or the equally problematic fallacy of story-ism: favoring one’s own story over others without legitimate reason. In either case, we contend, the gospel itself is placed at risk.
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Evangelical Philosophical Society
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