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From Modernity to Postmodernity: A Primer for Leaders – Part 4

2023-11-14T16:50:25-07:00

by Amber Mann Riggs Christianity is changing. Not in the core essentials that were affirmed by the apostles. But rather, the way we talk about, communicate, and even view our faith has changed radically in the past few decades. Anyone who spends much time reading serious analysis of 21st century Christianity, culture, and ministry will frequently come across the term “postmodernity”. Indeed, much of our understanding of culture is directly dependent on our ability to understand postmodernity. This series of four articles is designed to provide you with a basic understanding of postmodernity and its significance to the conversation of Christianity [...]

From Modernity to Postmodernity: A Primer for Leaders – Part 42023-11-14T16:50:25-07:00

From Modernity to Postmodernity: A Primer for Leaders – Part 3

2023-11-14T17:00:39-07:00

by Amber Mann Riggs “It seems like we are speaking two different languages.” If you have ever thought this, you aren’t alone. As religion columnist Phyllis Tickle observed, approximately every 500 years, Western culture—and the Church in particular—undergoes such a significant change in paradigms that words often develop two sets of meanings. True to the pattern, we are currently in an era of significant transformation.¹ Anyone who spends much time reading serious analysis of 21st century Christianity, culture, and ministry is going to come across the term “postmodernity”. Indeed, much of our understanding of culture is directly dependent on our ability [...]

From Modernity to Postmodernity: A Primer for Leaders – Part 32023-11-14T17:00:39-07:00

From Modernity to Postmodernity: A Primer for Leaders – Part 2

2023-11-14T16:36:41-07:00

by Amber Mann Riggs Let’s face it – American culture has undergone radical changes in the past several decades. For Christians, the changes seem to be happening faster than most of us can comprehend. How can we influence a culture to follow Christ when it seems like we are speaking two different languages? Especially when it seems like even within the Church we are encountering the world in very different ways. As 21st century Christians, much of our understanding of culture is directly dependent on our understanding of the term “postmodernity.” Part 1 of this series established that the very word [...]

From Modernity to Postmodernity: A Primer for Leaders – Part 22023-11-14T16:36:41-07:00

From Modernity to Postmodernity: A Primer for Leaders – Part 1

2023-11-14T16:20:17-07:00

by Amber Mann Riggs Do you ever glance through a newsfeed and wonder, “how can people think that way?!” It can be tempting to just look away in disgusted anger. And yet, as Christians who are navigating today’s culture in the hope of influencing others to follow our path to Christ, we would be wise to follow Stephen Covey’s famous advice to “Seek first to understand, then to be understood.” The Postmodern Key Anyone who spends time reading serious analysis of 21st century Christianity, culture, and ministry will come across the term ‘postmodernity’. And come across it frequently. Indeed, much of our [...]

From Modernity to Postmodernity: A Primer for Leaders – Part 12023-11-14T16:20:17-07:00
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