Deconstructing Deconstruction: A Critical Response to Joshua Ryan Butler's Four Causes

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Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 23 November 2021

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Explore how systemic issues within the church contribute to the deconstruction movement as Mike Erre and Tim Stafford critically engage with Joshua Ryan Butler's article "The Four Causes of Deconstruction." Delve into deep conversations about church hurt, poor teaching, and how re-examining our faith can lead to a more authentic relationship with Jesus.

Key Takeaways:

Understanding Church Hurt Beyond Leadership Failures – Discover how deeper systemic problems and cultural misalignments contribute to church hurt and the deconstruction of faith.
The Impact of Poor Teaching on Believers – Learn how inadequate or harmful teachings have led to confusion, disillusionment, and the necessity for re-evaluating doctrinal beliefs.
Challenging the Desire to Sin Narrative – Examine the assumption that deconstruction stems from a desire to justify sin, exploring instead the sincere quest for genuine faithfulness to Jesus.
Navigating Deconstruction with Compassion and Community – Understand the importance of creating safe spaces within church communities for open dialogue, lament, and collective repentance.

Resources Mentioned:

"The Four Causes of Deconstruction" by Joshua Ryan Butler – [Link]
"Skeletons in God's Closet" by Joshua Ryan Butler – [Link]
"Jesus and John Wayne" by Kristin Kobes Du Mez – [Link]

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0:00.0	Are you recording?
0:16.3	Yes.
0:19.6	Okay, fantastic.
0:25.1	That's always a good place to start. ladies and gentlemen michael eerie here welcome to the voxology podcast alongside tim stafford we are delighted to be um coming through your
0:33.5	earbuds ear pods uh speakers, car system.
0:41.3	We're just thrilled to death to be a part of whatever it is going on in your life. Sounds weird when you put it that way.
0:42.3	What?
0:43.1	Sounds weird when you put it that way.
0:44.8	That we're just talking into people's earbuds.
0:47.4	That's right.
0:48.3	I don't really ever think about it that way.
0:50.0	Yeah, I know.
0:51.2	But we have great voices.
0:53.3	We have very soothing voices.
0:55.0	I mean, we are to podcasting what Adele is to singing.
1:00.6	Just very, very high quality vocals.
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1:05.6	So anyway, hello, everybody.
1:07.5	We're glad that you are tuning in today.
1:10.5	We've got a couple of things number one
1:12.5	i want to thank tom it was a week unlike any other week no one was really signing up no one
1:23.3	showed up as a no i don't know nobody loves us i know i know i, I don't know.
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