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[[Image:800px-Crop Book of Isaiah 2006-06-06.jpg|thumb|300px|The Holy Bible]]

[[Image:800px-Crop Book of Isaiah 2006-06-06.jpg|thumb|300px|The Holy Bible]]

'''Deconstruction''' is the [[postmodernism|postmodernistic]] belief that each person interprets a [[text]] in light of their own experiences, [[bias]]es, and [[prejudice]]s.<ref>''Understanding the Times''(Summit Ministries, Manitou Springs, Colorado 2006)</ref>  Thus, no text can have the same meaning for all [[people]].  A text's [[message]] depends entirely upon personal interpretation.  Deconstruction holds an individual's interpretation of a text to as more important than the text itself, and is a [[liberal]] theory of interpretation. The term “deconstruction” was coined by [[French]] philosopher Jacques Derrida in the 1960s.  

'''Deconstruction''' is the [[postmodernism|postmodernistic]] belief that each person interprets a [[text]] in light of their own experiences, [[bias]]es, and [[prejudice]]s.<ref>''Understanding the Times''(Summit Ministries, Manitou Springs, Colorado 2006)</ref>  Thus, no text can have the same meaning for all [[people]].  A text's [[message]] depends entirely upon personal interpretation.  Deconstruction holds an individual's interpretation of a text to be more important than the text itself

 

Deconstruction is a theory of interpretation favored by [[liberal]]s.

The term “deconstruction” was coined by [[French]] philosopher Jacques Derrida in the 1960s.{{fact}}<!-- http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=deconstruction indicates that the word dates from 1973, although that's probably the /English/ word, and perhaps he coined the French version earlier? -->

Deconstruction is applied not only to [[literature]], but to all of [[reality]]. [[postmodernism|Postmodernists]] claim that reality is constructed by each individual based on their unique ideas, biases, prejudices, etc. Thus, there can be no universal [[truth]] because reality is different for each individual.

Deconstruction is applied not only to [[literature]], but to all of [[reality]]. [[postmodernism|Postmodernists]] claim that reality is constructed by each individual based on their unique ideas, biases, prejudices, etc. Thus, there can be no universal [[truth]] because reality is different for each individual.