1. Stanley J. Grenz: Postmodern Evangelical Theology Jan Paron IWU/MIN 533 1/24/11 DRAFT

3. Postmodern Evangelical Theology “The postmodern context requires that we embody the gospel in a manner that is post-individualistic, post-rationalistic, post-dualistic, and post-noeticentric” (Grenz, 1996, p. 167).

4. Postmodern Evangelical Theology Note: Chart information and quotes were taken from Stan Grenz’ book, A Primer on Postmodernism.

6. A Post-Individualistic Gospel “The way forward for evangelical ecclesiology in the contemporary context requires a rediscovery of the sense of the church as community” (Grenz, 2006, p. 323)

7. 1a-Elevation of the Individual(Retain from modernity)

8. 1b-Knowledge(Affirm from postmodernity)

9. 1c-Socio-Communitarian(Affirm from Postmodernity)

10. 1d-Community of Faith(Affirm from Postmodernity)

12. A Post-Rationalistic Gospel “The way forward for evangelical ecclesiology in the contemporary context requires a rediscovery of the sense of the church as community” (Grenz, 2006, p. 323)

13. 2a-Mystery of God’s Truth(Acknowledge that we need more than intellectual reflection and scientific method to discover every aspect of God’s truth)

14. 2b-Rethinking of Functions of Truth(Acknowledge fundamental importance of rational discourse)

15. 2c-Personal Encounter w/ Christ(Acknowledge fundamental importance of rational discourse and relationship it being expressed in discourse that are categorical and propositional in nature.)

16. 2d-Propositions as Second-Order (Acknowledge that we need more than intellectual reflection and scientific method to discover every aspect of God’s truth)

18. A Post-Dualistic Gospel A post-dualistic gospel draws “courage from the postmodern critique of modern dualism to develop biblical holism” (Grenz, 2006, p. 171).

19. 3a-Human Person as Unified Whole(br />

20. 3b-Nourish Back into Social and Environmental Contexts

21. 3c-Anthropology

23. A Post-Noeticentric Gospel The gospel “must affirm that the goal of our existence encompasses more than just the just the accumulation of knowledge ” (Grenz, 2006, p. 172).

24. 4a-Knowledge is Good

25. 4b-Accumulation of Knowledge

26. 4c-Relevance of Knowledge

27. 4d-Ancillary Role of Knowledge

28. References Big soccer. (2009). Hipster Christianity (Retrieved January 24, 2011, from http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1428843. Christian backgrounds. (n.d.). Background image. Grenz, S. (1996). A Primer on postmodernism. Grand Rapids. MI: Eerdmans Publishing Company. Grenz, S. (2006). The renewing center. Grand Rapids. MI: Baker Academic.