Publisher Description
From the academy to pop culture, our society is in the throes of change rivaling the birth of modernity out of the decay of the Middle Ages. We are now moving from the modern to the postmodern era. But what is postmodernism? How did it arise? What characterizes the postmodern ethos? What is the postmodern mind and how does it differ from the modern mind? Who are its leading advocates? Most important of all, what challenges does this cultural shift present to the church, which must proclaim the gospel to the emerging postmodern generation? // Stanley J. Grenz here charts the postmodern landscape. He shows the threads that link art and architecture, philosophy and fiction, literary theory and television. He shows how the postmodern phenomenon has actually been in the making for a century and then introduces readers to the gurus of the postmodern mind-set. What he offers here is truly an indispensable guide for understanding today’s culture.
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“Grenz's book is well-written in an engaging style that enables the
reader to navigate through the ambiguous and disconcerting waters of
postmodernism....This book is also well documented and provides a
number of important sources benefiting anyone wishing to further pursue
the ideas and figures discussed.”
—
Westminster Theological Journal
About Stanley J. Grenz
Stanley J. Grenz (1950–2005)
earned a BA from the University of Colorado at Boulder, an MDiv from Denver
Seminary, and a DTheol from the University of Munich in Germany. Ordained into
the gospel ministry, he worked within the local church as a youth director,
assistant pastor, pastor, and interim pastor. In addition, he preached and
lectured in numerous churches, colleges, universities, and seminaries in North
America, Europe, Africa, Australia, and Asia. He wrote or cowrote twenty-five
books before his death. He also coauthored several shorter reference and
introductory books for IVP, contributed articles to more than two dozen other
volumes, and published more than one hundred essays and eighty book reviews.
These have appeared in journals such as Christianity
Today, Christian Century, Christian Scholar’s Review, Theology Today, and Journal of Ecumenical Studies.
About Wanda McCaddon
Wanda McCaddon (d. 2023) narrated well over six hundred titles for major audiobook publishers, sometimes with the pseudonym Nadia May or Donada Peters. She earned the prestigious Audio Award for best narration and numerous Earphones Awards. She was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine.