Just and Sinner Podcast Poststructuralism and the End of Modernity (What's Wrong with the Modern World 3)
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Aug 19, 2024 This discussion dives into the end of modernity, emphasizing the shift toward postmodernity. It examines how language shapes reality and critiques traditional authorship. The role of binary oppositions in social hierarchies and oppression is explored, with pop culture references highlighting their impact. Insights from Derrida and Foucault challenge notions of identity and inherent meaning. The podcast also tackles bio power, modern identity crises, and the evolution of pietism, revealing complexities in faith and social dynamics.
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Churches Internalized Modern Skepticism
- Churches largely internalized modern skepticism by prioritizing inner religious experience over external doctrines and liturgy.
- This produced a shift away from sacramental and trinitarian emphases toward subjective faith.
Yale Classicist On Biblical Criticism
- A Yale classicist told a seminar student that biblical critics apply harsher standards to Scripture than to classical texts.
- That contrast illustrates a disciplinary bias against religious texts in academic criticism.
War Shattered Modern Optimism
- World War I shattered modern optimism about human reason and progress, prompting philosophical re-evaluation.
- The trauma pushed thinkers toward questioning the modern project's assumptions, helping spawn postmodernity.