I will be discussing four Differences between Christianity and Postmodernism over the next few posts, and later two Similarites between these two belief systems.

Differences between Postmodernism and Christianity

The first difference I will be discussing is that of the Postmodern belief in continual change, and the Christian belief of unchaning absolute truth:

 Postmodern belief in continual change

The belief in continual change is one of the fundamentals of the postmodern belief structure. Post modernists believe that we must continually adapt and change with our environment, with emphasis on inner transformation and adaption. One article described this aspect of Post Modernism as “Demanding continual inner adaption to cultural transformation” (Ministries). Because the rejection of absolute truth is one of the foundations of Postmodernism, post modernists continue to seek their own truth and believe it is being moulded by their own personal lives and the society which directly affects them. There is no absolute truth for everyone, but everyone can find their own truth – and in this quest, one can leave behind all sense of moral standards, because moral standards are only based on personal belief – my morals may be different to your morals, but that is perfectly acceptable because we are searching for different aspects of truth – aspects of truth that apply to our own sense of imagination and life direction, which will undoubtedly change as we age. One is encouraged therefore to adapt personal morals as the quest for some fragmented idea of truth changes throughout one’s lifetime. Malleability is key. Truth in itself is no longer absolute, and each person’s on view of truth could be, and is likely to be, different. This evolutionistic mind-set encourages this practice of continual adaption and ‘inner transformation’ in relation to our fast-paced changing world, and our nature as humans – as changeable beings. It can be seen that Postmodernism can be compared with the human condition itself – it is a perfect fit to our own natural tendencies; in a biblical view, the tendencies we as a human race adopted after the Fall of Man; but also from a non- biblical, purely secular view, this ‘human nature’ condition has been evident throughout history too. We want to please ourselves, and do what makes us happy. I believe that Postmodernism has created the perfect mask to cover the reality of our own selfishness – justifying it by a belief that no-one is truly right or wrong and that our morals are our own.