A rough guide to postmodernism

John Benton  |  Features
Date posted:  1 Mar 2006
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Over the period of one generation our society has changed dramatically. At the root of much of the change has been the rise of the postmodern worldview. We need to understand something of this if we are to live and speak for Christ effectively.

Postmodernism is also creeping into many areas of the church and subtly undermining the gospel. So to defend the truth we need to be aware of what we are up against.

What is postmodernism?

The ‘post’ in postmodernism (PM) indicates that we are living in times which are somehow ‘after’ the modern era. It sounds like linguistic nonsense; whatever is current is by definition modern. But the word ‘modern’ is being used in a different sense here.

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