Meylahn, Johann-Albrecht2007-12-132007-12-132007Meylahn, J-A 2007, '"I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me (Jn 14:6)." Fundamental postfoundational evangelism in a postmodern plural society', Dutch Reformed Theological Journal / Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, vol. 48, no. 3 & 4, pp. 533-544. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_ngtt.html]0028-2006http://hdl.handle.net/2263/4093This article is an attempt to respond to the need for responsible evangelism in a postmodern plural society. This is a tremendous challenge for evangelism to be responsible both to the Christian tradition and the social context. The article interprets the context as a text - an infinite text with continuous différantial referring - and therefore this context obliges one to reread the texts of tradition with an acute awareness of différance. This awareness of différance opens a space not for strong truths of presence and absolutes, but for a messianic expectation or a messianic hope. This messianic hope creates space that is pregnant with expectation for justice and democracy to come through radical hospitality. The messianic way is a way of life that creates space for the other and in that way it is a way of being an evangelistic community.103437 bytesapplication/pdfenTeologiese Fakulteit, Universiteit van StellenboschEvangelismPostfoundational theologyPostmodernitySocial ConstructionLocally ContextualEvangelisasieDekonstruksiePostmodernismeSosiale konstruksiePlaaslik kontekstueelEvangelistic workDeconstructionPostmodernismDeconstructionPluralism -- Religious aspects -- ChristianityArticle