Monday, January 21, 2008

Christianity and Postmodernism

Christians and Postmodernists are on opposite ends of the spectrum in regards to order and disorder. Christians usually seem to celebrate the order, while Postmodernists on the other hand celebrate the disorder. However, I'm not sure that us Christians should completely shun anything that comes across as disorder. I think that there are certain instances where we as Christians should embrace the disorder instead of solely focusing on the order. For instance, someone may consider poverty the "disorder" and financial stability the "order". Depending on how you view your situation though, poverty may not be all bad. It's bad from the sense that you struggle to put food on the table and keep a roof over your family's head, however, for those who are optimistic and positive, it's good because it teaches you perserverance and helps to make you stronger in the end. Therefore, as Christians, I believe that we shouldn't focus on the order so much that we forget to take a look at what good can come from the disorder. If there are certain beliefs within Postmodernism that also apply to Christianity, then I feel we shouldn't hesitate to embrace them.

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