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==Deconstruction in Practice==

==Deconstruction in Practice==

In an [[essay]] entitled "The Death of the Author",<ref>Roland Barthes, ''The Death of the Author'', (Aspen 1968)</ref> Roland Barthes argued that the origin of a text is unimportant, and that only the interpretation of the [[reader]] matters. He declared that this personal interpretation frees the text from the [[tyranny]] of the intended meaning given it by the [[author]]. No matter what a writer writes, or what they mean to say through their writing, their words will never have a universal meaning, and will be understood in a thousand different ways by the readers.

In an [[essay]] entitled "The Death of the Author",<ref>Roland Barthes, ''The Death of the Author'', (Aspen 1968)</ref> Roland Barthes argued that the origin of a [[text]] is unimportant, and that only the interpretation of the [[reader]] matters. He declared that this personal interpretation frees the text from the [[tyranny]] of the intended meaning given it by the [[author]]. No matter what a writer writes, or what they mean to say through their writing, their words will never have a universal meaning, and will be understood in a thousand different ways by the readers.

Deconstructionistic thinking has crept stealthily into [[America]]n [[public school]]s. From [[elementary school]], [[children]] are encouraged to share "What this story meant to me", rather than searching for the meaning the author intended when he wrote the text. This dangerously teaches children to believe that they can create their own meaning for a text, and even their own version of reality and truth. This [[relativism|relativistic]] view of meaning has invaded public school classrooms, purporting to encourage "love of literature", while indoctrinating students with postmodernistic ideas.<ref>Walter Russell, ''Playing With Fire'' www.boundless.org/features</ref>

Deconstructionistic thinking has crept stealthily into [[America]]n [[public school]]s. From [[elementary school]], [[children]] are encouraged to share "What this story meant to me", rather than searching for the meaning the author intended when he wrote the text. This dangerously teaches children to believe that they can create their own meaning for a text, and even their own version of [[reality]] and [[truth]]. This [[relativism|relativistic]] view of meaning has invaded public school classrooms, purporting to encourage "love of literature", while indoctrinating students with postmodernistic ideas.<ref>Walter Russell, ''Playing With Fire'' www.boundless.org/features</ref>

==Deconstruction and Christianity==

==Deconstruction and Christianity==

Deconstruction is hostile to [[Christianity]], and cannot be reconciled with the [[Christian]] [[worldview]]. The [[Bible]] was written with specific meaning and concrete teachings. Christians seek to discover the meaning of God's Word, and apply the Bible's truths to their lives. Deconstruction would render the Bible another meaningless piece of text to be bent into any meaning the reader sees fit.

Deconstruction is hostile to [[Christianity]], and cannot be reconciled with the [[Christian]] [[worldview]]. The [[Bible]] was written with specific meaning and concrete teachings. Christians seek to discover the meaning of [[God's Word|Bible]], and apply the Bible's truths to their lives. Deconstruction would render the Bible another meaningless piece of text to be bent into any meaning the reader sees fit.

In addition, Christianity teaches universal truth and ethics, while Deconstruction teaches that universal truth is nonexistent.

In addition, Christianity teaches universal truth and ethics, while Deconstruction teaches that universal truth is nonexistent.