Jim Palmer and Deconstruction: Part One

Podcast: Anabaptist Theological Perspectives · Jerry Eicher

Opublikowano: 2026-08-01

Host Jerry Eicher of Anabaptist Theological Perspective responds to Jim Palmer’s article “13 Religious Ideas That No Longer Fit Reality,” defending core Christian convictions while critiquing Palmer’s deconstructionist, overly materialist approach. Eicher addresses the first six claims Palmer raises: the image of a male God, a literal six‑day creation, the virgin birth, Jesus as fully God and fully human, Adam and Eve as the first Homo sapiens, and the doctrine of original sin. The episode surveys biblical, theological, and cultural arguments: how traditional Christian language and representation of God remain theologically robust beyond crude caricatures; why mainst...