A venerable old Russian proverb claims that "one word of truth outweighs the world."
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Truth Decay
Defending Christianity Against the Challenges of Postmodernism
by Douglas R. Groothuis
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The concept of truth as absolute, objective and universal has undergone serious deterioration in recent years. No longer is it a goal for all to pursue. Rather postmodernism sees truth as inseparable from culture, psychology, race and gender. Ultimately, truth is what we make it to be. What factors have accelerated this decay of truth? Why are people willing to embrace such a devalued concept? How does this new view compare and contrast with a Christian understanding? While postmodernism contains some truthful insights (despite its attempt to dethrone truth), Douglas Groothuis sees its basic tenets as intellectually flawed and hostile to Christian views. In this spirited presentation of a solid, biblical and logical perspective, the author unveils how truth has come under attack and how it can be defended in the vital areas of theology, apologetics, ethics and the arts. - Back cover.
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Truth Decay: Defending Christianity Against the Challenges of Postmodernism
April 2000, InterVarsity Press
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First Sentence
"A venerable old Russian proverb claims that "one word of truth outweighs the world.""
Table of Contents
Introduction : the problem of truth & integrity
Truth in jeopardy
From modernism to postmodernism
The biblical view of truth
The truth about truth
The postmodernist challenge to theology
Postmodernism & apologetics : dangers to avoid
Apologetics for postmoderns
Ethics without reality, postmodernist style
Race, gender & postmodernism
True beauty : the challenge to postmodernism
The fixed point in a postmodern world
Appendix : Television : agent of truth decay
Edition Notes
A 2001 Christianity Today Award of Merit winner.
0830822283 (pbk.)
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083087755X (e-book)
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