Advantages of Postmodern Times

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Advantages of Postmodern Times

• ? 2005 G. Lee Griffith, Ph. D.

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Rejection of Science

• No need to fight old battles over evolution and
  creation.

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Openness to Mysticism

• The aspects of Christianity that appeal to
  mysticism are no longer an embarrassment but an
  advantage
• Trinity
• Miracle
• God-Man
• Bread Body, Wine Blood

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New Emphasis on Art Conveying Meaning

• Great Christian Art and Music take on new
  significance.

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Community

• The Christian Faith is a community faith.
• PM emphasizing community fits with this.
• People feel very alone and without meaning.
• Christianity offers this meaning in community

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New Openness to Diversity

• The openness of PM to other views and ideas
  challenges us to be open to others.
• Less need to draw in-group out-group lines
• More freedom to see coming to faith as a process

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Greater Emphasis on Narrative

• With the decline of reason as the basis for
  argument there is a corresponding increase in the
  importance of story.

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De-emphasis on Objectivity

• PM says that objective knowledge is impossible.
• While we may disagree about Gods knowledge, we
  must strongly agree about fallen human knowledge.
• Encouraging people to examine the point of view
  from which they accept or reject a view is
  consistent with our task.

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Emphasis on Social Justice
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Respect for the Environment
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Humility

• To listen and learn from other views

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Examining Categories

• Birth control vs. Conception control
• Gun crimes vs. Weapon Crimes

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Metaphysical Comfort

• Finding the balance
• Desire for too much certaintydogmatism
• Too little certaintymetaphysical and emotional
  disorientation
• Importance of unforced agreement and tolerance of
  disagreement in democratic society

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Conclusion

• Much different in Postmodern times
• Adapt to the changes
• Enjoy the advantages

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