Postmodern and Wesleyan?: Exploring the Boundaries and Possibilities - Softcover

Thomas Jay Oord, Ph.D., has earned degrees in religion and philosophy from Northwest Nazarene University, Nazarene Theological Seminary, and Claremont Graduate University, as well as having pursued post-doctoral work at Harvard Divinity School. Oord serves on the executive council of the Wesleyan Theological Society and has served as President of the Wesleyan Philosophical Society. Oord is an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene. After teaching philosophy three years at Eastern Nazarene College, Oord currently teaches theology and philosophy at Northwest Nazarene University. Jay Richard Akkerman is professor of pastoral theology and director of graduate theological online education programs at Northwest Nazarene University. He has more than 25 years of ministry experience in pastoring and teaching. Dr. Akkerman was a contributor for the book Postmodern and Wesleyan? Exploring the Boundaries and Possibilities. He and his wife, Kim have three daughters.

Postmodern and Wesleyan? is an excellent resource for your small group or Sunday School class. The essays provide stimulating insights from the past and investigate possibilities for our tomorrows. Any class that enjoys meaningful conversation will find a broad range of perspectives on why we live as we do and how we can adapt to a rapidly changing world. The probing questions at the end of each chapter will penetrate your assumptions and engage your class in life-shaping discussions. --Woodie Stevens, SDMI Director, Church of the Nazarene

The writers in this volume are postmoderns or those who are uniquely positioned to understand postmodernism. This volume gives us an opportunity to hear their voices and dialog with their ideas so that we can better discern what the church might look like in our changing culture. I encourage you to read this volume with a spirit of curiosity and expectation. --Vickie Copp, Professor, Nazarene Theological Seminary

This book models what the Church should practice in an often tumultuous culture. It suggests constructive ways for the church to navigate the promises and perils of living in a postmodern culture, it welcomes those with differing views to join in the conversation, and each chapter closes with good, critical questions that draw the reader into the dialogue. --James Hampton, Professor, Asbury Theological Seminary

The writers in this volume are postmoderns or those who are uniquely positioned to understand postmodernism. This volume gives us an opportunity to hear their voices and dialog with their ideas so that we can better discern what the church might look like in our changing culture. I encourage you to read this volume with a spirit of curiosity and expectation. --Vickie Copp, Professor, Nazarene Theological Seminary

Postmodern and Wesleyan? is an excellent resource for your small group or Sunday School class. The essays provide stimulating insights from the past and investigate possibilities for our tomorrows. Any class that enjoys meaningful conversation will find a broad range of perspectives on why we live as we do and how we can adapt to a rapidly changing world. The probing questions at the end of each chapter will penetrate your assumptions and engage your class in life-shaping discussions. --Woodie Stevens, SDMI Director, Church of the Nazarene