Deconstruction and Theology’s Negative Task

Deconstruction is, at the same time, “on to something” and misguided. Let me explain. Deconstruction is an orientation (some might say a method) that questions limits and boundaries. In the most positive sense possible, then, deconstruction seeks “the more” too often concealed by our structures and assumptions. It is an orientation that refuses to accept confinement of any sort not simply out of stubbornness, boredom or rebellion, but because rigidity can limit the pursuit of higher ideals.