Deconstruction is usually denigrated (or praised!) for being esoteric, abstruse, a method and a language restricted to a self-appointed academic elite. Its critics object that Deconstruction is a mind-game with no connection or relation to the real world. Perhaps the very opposite kind of speech is pulpit preaching, a dispensing of comforting bromides and pious clichés aimed at reinforcing the prejudices of the pew potatoes. What could Deconstruction and Postmodernism possibly have to do with preaching? They seem alien even to social activist liberal Protestant cheer-leading. In this book Robert M. Price applies the philosophy of Jacques Derrida and the radical theology of Thomas J.J. Altizer to real questions of spirituality and biblical interpretation. Price preaches from both Old and New Testaments, as well as the Koran and the Gospel of Thomas. Other influences on these sermons, delivered in a Baptist church, include Paul Tillich, Paul de Man, Rudolf Bultmann, Robert W. Chambers, Ingmar Bergman, Malcolm Boyd, and Thomas Ligotti. The book features a foreword by Thomas Altizer, an important new essay in its own right, as well as Price’s introductory discussion of Deconstruction, then a set of innovative sermons. The sermons are not about Deconstruction. They are about spirituality and the Bible. But Deconstruction is everywhere present as an atmosphere and a medium. It quickly becomes clear, not only that no theological orthodoxy is any longer possible, but also that it is not necessary for Postmodern man (and woman) to blaze a path on the new spiritual frontier. The radical theology that erupted in the 1960s has long been relegated to a pop cultural time capsule along with lava lamps and Nehru jackets. But it is not unusual for the majority to (nervously)laugh off what makes them uncomfortable. In the 1990s, Deconstruction revived the theology of the Death of God, providing a much-needed theoretical reformulation. The significance of Deconstruction can be measured by the amount of controversy, even hysteria, that it provoked. The publication of these unique sermons is an attempt to keep that witness alive. And to demonstrate that Deconstruction provides a new way forward in religious exploration.

Preaching Deconstruction

Price, Robert M.

Altizer, Thomas J.J.

Religion & Spirituality

Mindvendor

These fascinating articles and lectures by Paul Tillich have never been reprinted from their original publications over half a century ago. They shed much light on Tillich's own thinking as well as that of Luther and Calvin, Bultmann, Kierkegaard, and others. He explores the nature of religious symbols, Christian Socialism, and the doctrine of Jesus Christ. Students and clergy brought up on today's thin theological gruel will be amazed at what they have missed!

Ground of Being: Neglected Essays of Paul Tillich

TILLICH, PAUL

Christian Books & Bibles

Conan the Barbarian is at it again, a genuinely mythic character yet rendered with gritty realism, the special legacy of Conan's creator, Texan Robert E. Howard. The daring Cimmerian seeks his fortune in a newly excavated tomb beneath ancient Stygia. There he encounters apocalyptic dangers, depraved priesthoods, and a voluptuous temptress. Can he discern allies from enemies? And can he possibly prevail against a god?

Temple of the Black One: An Homage to Robert E. Howard's Conan

Literature & Fiction

Action & Adventure

A New Testament Introduction and Commentary from the perspective of radical "Higher Criticism," but informed by scholars from a wide spectrum of opinion and spiced with humor. It is facile to say that the Gospels (and Acts) are not accurate history reporting. It is more complicated, but also much more fascinating to dive deep into these texts to discover why they differ from one another and what their authors were trying to do rather than writing history. Holy Fable volume II employs source, form, and redaction criticism to make these scriptures newly intelligible. Author Price has a unique knack for making this kind of specialist scholarship understandable in plain speech. And he shows how even critical scholars have been timid in following these methods to their logical conclusions.

Holy Fable Volume 2: The Gospels and Acts Undistorted by Faith

A New Testament Introduction and Commentary from the perspective of radical "Higher Criticism," but informed by scholars from a wide spectrum of opinion and spiced with humor.

Holy Fable Volume Three The Epistles and the Apocalypse Undistorted by Faith: The Epistles and the Apocalypse Undistorted by Faith

Horrors and Heresies is the second fiction collection by Mythos Mogul Robert M. Price. "The Savage Sword of Jehu" and "The Son of Jehovah versus the Cyclops" appear in print for the first time here. "The Parchment Chase" is a Lovecraftian version of the TV show The Paper Chase, set in the Miskatonic Divinity School. All the stories have some sort of religious connection, mostly of a pretty darn unorthodox character. Price's extensive religious studies background enables him to create authentic-sounding heresies and blasphemies. Here you will find forbidden texts from imaginary scriptures, twisted versions of classic biblical stories from both Old and New Testaments, a "hidden" episode from Lovecraft's The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, and an adventure of the late, great Christopher Hitchens modeled upon "The Call of Cthulhu." Is it blatant Political Incorrectness you want? You'll find plenty in "The Caliphate of Cthulhu." A couple of these stories first appeared in Secular Humanist mags including American Rationalist (did you know S.T. Joshi was AR's final editor?) and Free Inquiry, not usually the homes of weird fiction. Still another appeared in the late, lamented evangelical humor magazine, The Wittenburg Door.

Horrors & Heresies

Genre Fiction

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