There exists among Christian's worldwide a large group that might be termed ‘progressive Christian's oriented toward social transformation. The progressive groups often understand social engagement as a direct mandate from God, exemplified in the Scriptures, and a normative element of the Christian life. In some cases a highly activist, even revolutionary attitude against the status quo. This aspect demands closer examination before the motivation for and character of social engagement among Christian's can be identified more clearly.
The most glaring is Postmodernism'
Postmodernism is widely accepted by the pacesetters in our colleges and universities. Academicians in growing numbers are rejecting modernism and embracing postmodernism. These are the people whose thoughts and ideas eventually trickle down to the average person on the street, shaping and reshaping worldviews on religion, law, politics, morality, education, and practically everything else.
Some think that postmodernists are academics or activists ‘out there’ somewhere, we need to note that today we are fast becoming a postmodern culture. Our culture widely accepts the basic tenants of postmodernism.”
Unless Christians formulate a compelling and aggressive apologetics to postmodernism, I see major social changes far more influential and dangerous in terms of their impact on Christianity than the results of the Darwinian revolution in the nineteenth century have already been.
Here is a summary of Postmodernism:
Reality is in the mind of the beholder. Reality is what’s real to me, and I construct my own reality in my mind.
People are not able to think independently because they are defined—“scripted,” molded—by their culture.
We cannot judge things in another culture or in another person’s life, because our reality may be different from theirs. There is no possibility of “transculture objectivity.”
We are moving in the direction of progress, but are arrogantly dominating nature and threatening our future.
Nothing is ever proven, either by science, history, or any other discipline.
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