This was an especially helpful class in the way that Caputo bridges cultural studies theory to Christian ministry. While I don't know if the concept of an undeconstructable truth is philosophically sound, it is pragmatically useful. We do aim towards "Truth", "Forgiveness", "Love", and "Justice"... all of us do.
EXTENDED THOUGHTS:
I think the weakness in our talk today was a lack of recognition of the important place that tradition and culture plays in defining what these undeconstructable truths mean.
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"I think the weakness in our talk today was a lack of recognition of the important place that tradition and culture plays in defining what these undeconstructable truths mean."
Great point -- that is a really important critique. There is a sense in which deconstruction then is at some length seeking to create 'universals.'
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