Deconstructionism Discussion with Alycia Wood

Guest: Alycia Wood

Alycia Wood spoke to our students during the 2017 Biblical Worldview Institute - check out her presentation titled Engaging Your Mind.

PCA’s Biblical Worldview Institute (BWi) theme this year is "Anchored in the Faith" and is a response to the primary reasons that people give for “deconstructing” (walking away from) their faith. This incredible conference will be held Tuesday, Nov. 1st and Wednesday, Nov. 2nd. For more information or to register, visit the PCA website.

Reasons why people are giving for walking away from their faith:

1. Not enough evidence for the Bible, resurrection, etc.
2. Personal morality conflict with Biblical morality - sexual orientation, gender identity, etc.
3. The Christians I know are hypocrites so their God must be fake, too.
4. Christianity and science are at odds with each other.

There are two parts of deconstructionism - one negative, one positive. If a person throws off ideas just because others believe it, that can be a positive element of a person making their own personal faith. Reconstruction is as important as the deconstruction concept.

 

God isn’t afraid of your questions. The problem comes when a person can’t make some “puzzle pieces” of life fit, so they leave it unfinished and walk away from the table.

Excellent resources to consider:

The Revenge of Conscience: Politics and the Fall of Man by J. Budziszewski

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self by Dr. Carl Trueman

Thank you to Jared Wood for allowing The Journey to use his incredible musical gifts and talents as our intro and outro for this podcast. Check out his music at JaredWoodMusic.