In his book, Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism?, James K.A. Smith discusses three major postmodern thinkers, and (in my opinion) not only successfully articulates how postmodernism is a reaction against the Enlightenment/Modern worldview that had dominated Western culture, but also how postmodernism actually creates space for Christianity to speak to our current society. In my previous…
If you have grown up within Evangelicalism over the past few decades, the term “postmodernism” is probably somewhat of a boogeyman—the catch-all term that symbolizes moral relativism, subjectivism, and an all-out threat to the Christian faith and absolute truth. Now, it is true: in many ways, our current culture seems to be awash in moral…
Back in 2010, Ken Ham criticized Bryan College for not taking a strong enough stand on a literal, YEC interpretation of Genesis 1-11. Three years ago, on the heels of the Nye/Ham debate, Ken Ham penned a blog post on March 4, 2014, entitled, “What is Happening at Bryan College?” in which he commented on…
In light of the previous two posts, in which I tried to sketch out a brief overview of both the Israeli-Palestinian conflict over the past hundred years, and what has transpired throughout the Middle East ever since the establishment of the State of Israel, I would like to now offer some of my thoughts regarding…
Most Americans know something about America’s involvement in the Middle East. Most Americans know vaguely, or have at least heard about, the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, the Iraq War, ISIS, Al-Qaeda, the Taliban in Afghanistan, and Iraq. Older Americans will remember the first Persian Gulf War, the Iran hostage crisis, the Ayatollah Khomeini, the Shah of Iran,…
One of the hot-button issues in America today that normally divides among political party lines is that of the United States military involvement throughout the world, particularly the Middle East. From the current crisis in Syria, the threat of ISIS, and the growing influence of Iran throughout the region, back to the Iraq war, to…
In the past few Worldview posts, we have taken a look at some of the most influential people and events in the first part of the 20th century: Vladimir Lenin, Margaret Sanger, Adolf Hitler, Sigmund Freud, Margaret Mead, and Alfred Kinsey. Lenin and Hitler, and their atrocious regimes, were so inhumane that it can explain…
For the past two years, I have written quite a lot about the creation/evolution debate, and perhaps two of the main points I have emphasized time and time again have been (1) the young earth creationism (YECism) of Ken Ham is neither scientific nor biblical, and has never been considered a fundamental tenet of the…
Two weeks ago, I happened to see that someone had posted an article that Hank Hanegraaff, “The Bible Answer Man,” had officially joined the Orthodox Church on Palm Sunday. Now, I remember hearing his show on the radio occasionally back in the early 90s, but I never listened much more than a few minutes—it just…
In this post, I focus on two people from the first half of the 20th century who have had a rather profound effect on modern attitudes toward sex, although you might not realize it: Margaret Mead and Alfred Kinsey. Margaret Mead: Coming of Age in Samoa (1928) As the 1920’s moved along, the hits just…