Thesis Update #3

Home sweet home. For the past few weeks, the table in the picture has been my home away from home. I am off campus this semester, so I have been using the University of Alabama in Huntsville's library as my quiet place to study. This is the table that I have claimed. It is in a back corner of the third floor surrounded by books on literary theory. Somehow, I am hoping that by surrounding myself with books related to what I am studying will make me smarter...it's not working. Currently I am writing the crappiest thesis that has ever been written. Below is an outline of the crappiness. I was able to send in a rough draft last week. I should find out this coming week from my advisor exactly how bad it really is.

Chapter One – My Story

Chapter Two – Postmodernism
- The Cartesian Experiment
- Social, Economic and Technological Imperatives for Changing Philosophies
- The Rise of Postmodernism
- Nietzsche: Postmodern Prophet
- Deconstruction and the Postmodern Worldview
- Pluralism and the Other
- Postmodernity as a Social Construct
- Postmodernity and globalization

Chapter Three – Truth Redefined
- Truth in Community
- Truth in Experience
- Truth in Beauty
o Christianity and Art in Conversation
o Art and the Postmodern Condition
o The Subjective and the Objective in Art

Chapter Four – Pentecostalism and Postmodernity
- Pentecostal Spirituality as Point of Dialogue with Postmodernism
- Deconstructed by God
- Pentecostalism and Babel
- Pentecostal Virtues and Affections
- Pentecostal Spirituality as Embodiment of the Other
- Pentecostal Spirituality as Realization of Postmodern Ideals

Chapter Five – Prophetic Youth Ministry
- Deconstructionist polarities as a means of a discipleship starting point
- Space in Ministry
o Space of Beauty
o Space of Community
o Space of Experience
- Biblical foundation for prophetic discipleship systems
- Journey
- Mission
- Community
- Discipleship System in Light of Development Theory
- Student Interpretations
- (T)truth in the Discipleship System
- Praxis
- Analysis