Tag Archives: Postmodernism

Art That Doesn’t Tell Us What To Think Of It?

Joe Carter linked to this video at First Thoughts: It’s fascinating how the students react to this. One of them said, It’s your own interpretation. It’s not telling you what to think of it, it’s what you think of it. She ended that with a rather embarrassed-looking smile. I can’t help wondering what it mean. …

March 15, 2011 – 11:36 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Arts and Culture, Postmodernism/ Relativism | Tagged , , , | Comments (2)

“The agenda of some professors”

Gene Edward Veith raises questions about a postmodernist who was, he says, at least honest about the implications of what he believed. Richard Rorty, who died not long ago, was a major postmodernist philosopher who reasoned that since we can never know an objective truth, we must instead pursue pragmatism. [Link: The agenda of some …

August 7, 2008 – 2:34 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in The Faith | Tagged , | Comments (18)

Postmodernism 101: A First Course for the Curious Christian

Book Review My generation grew up saturated with scientific optimism. I was born just a few months before Sputnik took man into space for the first time, and I can vividly remember watching the TV broadcast of Neil Armstrong stepping onto the surface of the moon. Science—both physical and behavioral—was succeeding spectacularly. There was just …

July 22, 2008 – 12:23 pm | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Thinking Christianly | Tagged , | Comments (1)

“May be confusing or unclear”

I laughed when I saw this: “Please help clarify the article.” To anyone who tries, I wish you lots of luck!

July 18, 2008 – 11:48 am | By Tom Gilson | Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged , | Comments Off