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  <title><![CDATA[A Primer on Postmodernism]]></title>
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  <default_description>From the academy to pop culture, our society is in the throes  of change rivaling the birth of modernity out of the decay of the Middle  Ages. We are now moving from the modern to the postmodern era.But what is  postmodernism? How did it arise? What characterizes the postmodern ethos?  What is the postmodern mind and how does it differ from the modern mind?  Who are its leading advocates? Most important of all, what challenges does  this cultural shift present to the church, which must proclaim the gospel  to the emerging postmodern generation?  &lt;P&gt;Stanley Grenz here charts the postmodern landscape. He shows the threads  that link art and architecture, philosophy and fiction, literary theory and  television. He shows how the postmodern phenomenon has actually been in the  making for a century and then introduces readers to the gurus of the  postmodern mind-set. What he offers here is truly an indispensable guide  for understanding today's culture.</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[Stanley J. Grenz]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a bit trying and lacks some of the depth that I would have enjoyed from Grenz.  While it is an introduction, the discussion is better carried on in Smith's &quot;Who's Afraid of Postmodernism?&quot;, but that's my opinion.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A good introduction for the Christian who wants to understand post-modernism and its implications. The middle chapters of the book are somewhat tedious and could be skipped unless one wants to read about the evolution of ideas that brought about postmodern philosophy. The book is somewhat problemati...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13256711">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A bit slanted, but good.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you want to know more about Postmodernism or even if you don't understand the term or think it's &quot;bad&quot;....THEN READ THIS!!!!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a good intro to the subject...or a primer if you will.<br/><br/>Grenz's writing rocks, rest his soul.]]></body>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[christian intro on postmodernism]]></recommended_for>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great intro on postmodernism and a non-reactionary Christian evaluation. good stuff]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wonderful summary of how we found ourselves in the postmodern era.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I learned how postmodern thought evolved.  Well explained by Grenz.]]></body>
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