Deconstruction and the Beauty of Christian Theism
Gavin Ortlund
CPT fellow Gavin Ortlund returns to the podcast to discuss his new book Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn't: The Beauty of Christian Theism. We discuss why Gavin became interested in apologetics. What are different kinds of faith crises and unique situations that bring various people to a place where they might find a work of apologetics helpful. What is the role of beauty in apologetics? How can we use our desires and intuitions around transcendence be used in "abductive" arguments for the faith?
We also touch on recent discussions around the term "deconstruction." When can deconstruction be a good thing? When is it not? How does diversity of experience factor into these conversations?
Gavin Ortlund is the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church in Ojai , CA. He completed his PhD in Historical Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of several books, including Theological Retrieval for Evangelicals (Crossway, 2019), Retrieving Augustine’s Doctrine of Creation (IVP Academic, 2020), and Why God Makes Sense in a World That Doesn’t (Baker Academic, 2021). He is a member of the St. Basil Fellowship of the Center for Pastor Theologians.
