The modern/post-modern/evangelical/skeptic

"The Postmodern Infection"

Today before class started, I picked up the schools news paper. At first glance it appeared to be the same old paper, with the same old not-so-interesting current events. You know some sheltered Christian telling us why we need to stop swearing, or why we should be thankful and stop complaining. You know “Christian” stuff. However my eyes hit an article that really took a jab at the culture that I am trying to understand, the title was THE POSTMODERN INFECTION.

Wow I could tell from this title that someone was seriously misguided. I read the article with an open mind and heart simply trying to pull from it what I could. He brought up some good points, but those points I feel where poorly explained and even. Well really not very true, so maybe they weren’t good points, I just don’t want to attack him like he attacks others. Let me share with you his main point, and I will sum it up with this direct quote,

“Many Christians who say they believe in absolute truth and the existence of the Christian God will, in the next moment, dogmatically assert that there is no true and concrete evidence or philosophical argument for Christianity (so one must have a truly blind faith)and that our faith would be much weaker if there were. They are wrong on both counts, both of which have the sounds of treachery and – far worse – postmodernism.” crusader writer

WOW…did he seriously use treachery and postmodernism in the same sentence. I will refrain from saying what I want about this comment and the person saying it. I will get know were by giving low blows.

His article basically boiled down to postmodernism rejecting all forms of reason. He specifically states that postmodernism is void of all reason. I’m not claiming to know a great deal about postmodern theology, although I have been trying to be a student of this new era. In my time studying postmodernism, I have learned that it is a difficult beast to understand, and I feel that the writer of this needs to do a little more research. I don’t think postmodernism is void of reason; instead it is reasoning in a different way.

I simply chuckle that this writer would feel so passionately against postmodernism, instead of taking it as an insult I will take blame. I feel that the people, who are studying postmodernism and so on, can some times be a tad bull headed. I know there have been times where I have passionately debated something, simply to debate. I will take the balm for not trying to create peace and help my brother to understand where I’m coming from, and try to be a good representative of the postmodern culture. I’m sorry to all who feel threatened by postmodernism and so on, I’m on the journey with you trying to figure it all out, don’t give up on me. There are great things that we can all learn from each other. Please lets stop being a church that is divided, and help me band together to create unity to do our JOB. Please help me reach out to the sick, poor, lonely, and beaten down. I love to talk theology so lets do it, put lets not let it affect our mission.

posted by Mike Willis @ 10:21 PM