Modernism: Knowledge is certain, objective and good - Focus is on the object - Hermenutic reasoning Postmodernism: Knowledge is not certain, not objective and not good - Focus is on the image, or symbol behind the object - Logocentric reasoning (jan 1, 1900 – 23h 16min, jun 26, 2026 y)

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postmodernism, also spelled post-modernism, in Western philosophy, a late 20th-century movement characterized by broad skepticism, subjectivism, or relativism; a general suspicion of reason; and an acute sensitivity to the role of ideology in asserting and maintaining political and economic power.

In Christianity:
"The expression “postmodernism” is not found in Van Harvey’s book, A Handbook of Theological Terms, published in 1968. It is a relatively new designation. Postmodernism denies universal truth. Supposedly, truth is how each individual feels about things, not how they really are. Hence, supposedly there is no exclusive, true gospel. The facts of Christianity must be redefined by a new vocabulary in preaching, writing, and worship. This is a wrong-headed ideology."
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"The so-called “emerging church” is the stepchild of postmodernism. This ideology contends it is arrogant to believe that one knows the truth; instead the “truth” is that truth is only determined subjectively, being fashioned by culture, not Scripture."
- https://www.christiancourier.com/articles/1473-the-emerging-church-movement-the-new-face-of-heresy

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