Dr. Jim Belcher’s course offers a necessary look at postmodern culture and how living in this time affects believers, unbelievers, preaching, apologetics, and the future church. He begins with the philosophical and social background to postmodernism, considers characteristics of postmodern people, and suggests the consequences for these individuals and the community. Finally, Dr. Belcher provides a solution for sharing Christianity in this context.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
4m
The Reason for This Course
Learning from Lesslie Newbigin and Tim Keller
8m
Contextualization and Culture
6m
Dangers of Contextualization
5m
How Apologetics Helps Us Overcome Fear
7m
Paul as an Example of Contextualization
6m
Philosophical Foundations
From the Medieval World to the Enlightenment
10m
The Failure of Modernism
10m
The Postmodern Turn
6m
Pessimistic and Optimistic Postmodernism
9m
Postmodernism: Five Characteristics
Morally Aimless: Moral Relativism
12m
Morally Aimless: Morals Only a Social Construct
4m
Morally Aimless: Moral Individualism
11m
Morally Aimless: Blind to the Moral Dilemma
6m
Captive to Consumerism
9m
Broken Relationships
5m
Binge Drinking
7m
Lacking Interest in Social and Political Life
8m
Postmodern Characteristics: Conclusions
5m
Postmodernism: Three Losses
Lost Horizons (Part 1)
8m
Lost Horizons (Part 2)
10m
Lost Sense of Self
8m
Lost Freedom
9m
The Losses: Bottom Line
7m
Postmodernism and Apologetics
“Boosters” versus “Knockers”
6m
Example of Culturally Sensitive Christian Apologetic
6m
Healthy Contextualization: Confronting and Completing
9m
Common Ground: Human Beings Are Moral Animals
11m
Common Ground: Human Life Is Shaped by Liturgy
10m
Common Ground: Examples of Social Liturgy
10m
Denying Reality: Fear of Death
10m
Denying Reality: Transference
9m
Denying Reality: Is “Normal” Really Normal?
8m
Denying Reality: The Solution to Facing the Fear of Death
6m
Adapting Our Preaching to This Apologetic
6m
Regaining the Ideal Self: Biblical Narrative
9m
Regaining the Ideal Self: Illustrated by Eustace Scrubb
7m
Regaining the Ideal Self: Dead to Sin but Alive to God
5m
Calling: The Secret Signature of the Soul
6m
Regaining Horizons: C. S. Lewis and the Power of Story
12m
Regaining Freedom in Community: Dietrich Bonhoeffer
11m
Conclusion
The Weight of Glory
8m
Appendix: Screencasts
Finding a Passage and Creating a Collection
5m
Using Psalms Explorer to Study Fear in the Psalms
4m
Using Wikipedia and Combing Notes from Different Resources
3m
Using the Factbook and Creating Quote Slides
5m
Exploring the Ten Commandments
5m
Using Clause Search to Find Where Jesus Calls
5m
Creating a Custom Guide to Study a Book of the Bible
4m
Finding Information about Dietrich Bonhoeffer in Your Library