No, they're not good examples. All they show is that you lack more reading from orthodox sources.

It has been recognized for quite some time that whatever is the definition of "postmodernism," deconstructionalism is behind much of it. This goes to postmodernism's epistemology—that you cannot know anything absolutely. The best orthodox writers do discuss the "whys" of Christian faith.

Where do you think the emergent folks are getting their information about early Christian practices and traditions and the reasons behind them? From out of thin air? From their own personal historical and archaeological research? No! They're getting it from people, including orthodox scholars, who have gone before them.

And orthodoxy does not deny that there are narrative aspects to Scripture. For goodness' sake, one need only read the historical books and the Gospels to know that! Most Christians hear narratives every week as children in Sunday school. No expositor worth his salt considers the Bible as a whole to be a systematic textbook.

Kyle

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified.