Wk2-Q1: Postmodernism and Church Youth

I. What do these quotes have in common? (The thinking that goes into them…)

“Postmodern religions are trying to construct a god without authority. He is a soft, pliable, avuncular, friendly, tolerant being—pure love without any real authority”. [Phil Johnson, You Can’t Handle the Truth p.8]

Flashback—Remember, this is a description of what kids in evangelical churches believe now:

“moralistic therapeutic deism”—the belief that religion is about doing good and being happy, watched over by a distant and benign Creator whose purpose is largely to help us feel better about ourselves. [Compliant But Confused, Christianity Today, April 2005]

Do you think postmodern thought has influenced modern churchianity?