The New Buzz Word

The New Buzz Word

Deconstruction is the new buzz word. What does it mean?

“Deconstruction is a form of philosophical and literary analysis that questions fundamental conceptual distinctions in Western philosophy. It involves breaking down a text to discover its true significance, which may differ from the author's original intent. It is the act of taking something apart into its separate parts to understand its meaning.”

“Deconstruction is primarily associated with the French philosopher Jacques Derrida, who introduced this concept in the late 20th century. It emerged as a response to traditional philosophical and literary analyses that assumed a stable, fixed meaning in texts. Instead, deconstruction posits that meaning is fluid and constantly evolving, shaped by context, culture, and individual interpretation.”

“Deconstructionism takes the supernatural out of the equation where the Bible is concerned and lowers it to mere human thought. Like trying to get in the head of the writer to see what they could possibly mean and understanding it’s only an opinion and holds no Truth, making Truth an allusive thing that cannot be found. A critical dismantling of tradition and traditional modes of thought.”

“In other words, “deconstruction” has become a kind of shorthand term that, in addition to critically questioning traditional ways of thinking, also implies a refusal to recognize as authorities those who see themselves (or are perceived to see themselves) as ones who “claim to speak from a privileged perspective” about what truth is.”

When your young person flings this word around, now you’ll know to pray!

Blessings


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