It is always good to be reminded of the difference in perspective.Of course, these are generalizations, but they do express, in broad strokes, where our world seems to be moving.
- Postmoderns generally want to belong before they believe.
- Moderns generally believe before they belong.
- Postmodern understanding of truth: “Does it work?”
- Modern understanding of truth: “Does it add up?”
- Postmodern metaphor for faith: Journey.
- Modern metaphor for faith: Decision.
- Postmodern idea of discipleship: Am I moving in the right direction?
- Modern idea of discipleship: Am I learning the right information? Doing the right things?
- Postmodern idea of fellowship: Community is the end.
- Modern idea of fellowship: Community is a means to an end.
- Postmodern idea of evangelism: Incarnational, ask questions.
- Modern idea of evangelism: Propositional, presentational, answer questions.
Monday, April 16, 2007
moderns - post-moderns
blind beggar posts these distinctions between moderns & post-moderns - the list originally come from ben dubow here.
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2 comments:
I don't think I like either set.
Is there some other type somewhere in the middle?
True... lists like this tend to paint things in clear / overly-consise / black & white terms. Certainly modernity tends to do this more, but a comparison with post-modernity can also tend to do this.
What would you suggest as a middle or alternative view?
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