In this edition we are discussing a very prevalent philosophy on university campuses today (as well as in many churches): Postmodernism. My guest is Dr. Scott Smith, Professor of Christian Apologetics at Biola University’s Talbot School of Theology. Scott has written quite a few articles and well-received books on this topic and often speaks on postmodernism and its implications in churches, at conferences, and on podcasts like this one.
In this podcast we discuss:
- What postmodernism is, and how it developed out of modernity
- Why the theory of nominalism (the belief that there is no reality beyond the words we use for things) is the foundation of postmodernism
- Why Scott is so interested in this issue as a Christian
- Examples of where students will encounter postmodern thought
- Concerns about the rise in “expressive individualism”
- What we can learn from postmodern thought
- What we must reject in postmodern thought
- A practical suggestion for how to converse with someone who embraces postmodernism
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