Postmodern Essay Questions 1. Do you agree that postmodernism is a dangerous deception? Why or why not? 2. Do contemporary media promote or erase boundaries? Explain. 3. Explain relativism. 4. Explain the “Sokal Affair“. 5. Briefly define five “buzzwords” and…
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A final point should be made. You may have noticed that postmodernism is anti-order, anti-boundaries, anti-logic, anti-reality, anti-oppression, anti-government, anti-science, and anti-religion: so it is against many things, but for very little. This is a philosophy that fosters paranoia and…
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Boundaries and Art I didn’t want to spend much time on art, but in the past 30 years or so, there have been some important changes in art that have affected our culture and society (and vice versa). These changes…
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Christian culture is based on traditional values; subsequently there is always the tension between being a follower of Jesus and engaging in the popular culture. Modernism likes the order inherent in tradition, but chafes against tradition for tradition’s sake. Religion…
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Money and Economics The Christian worldview about money includes more than a few important points: God is our provider; we are merely stewards of His money; wealth is a reward for hard work and righteousness, but greed is seen as…
Postmodernism 3
The value of knowledge is perceived differently in each of the three worldviews. Christianity’s primary source of knowledge is the Bible, which is seen as a divine narrative. Most of the Bible is written in a literal, narrative form. This…
Postmodernism 2
Language and Knowledge Truth, language and knowledge are closely related, and in some aspects, they overlap. In the Christian worldview, language and knowledge reflect God’s wisdom. In modernism, language is rational and is science’s vehicle. Not surprisingly, language is viewed…
Postmodernism 1
Summary of Truth and Worldviews “Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.” (Colossians 2:8) POSTMODERN, MODERN, AND CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEWS Description: One…