John: 8:32 “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (NRSV) In tying it all together and after walking many different paths of “worldviews The My ability to think from the world's point of view has been formed in the sense that I have been challenged by countless interpretations of what constitutes authentic truth/reality in a postmodern world. In my quest to analyze these issues and gain a clear understanding of why some worldviews present truth and reality as that which is certain, however unproven, I have been forced to change the lens through which I had previously viewed various worldviews in the past. I have concluded that the only true truth lies in the Christian worldview. As Christians we are called to commit ourselves to the truth, even more so to the truth of the Gospel. So what is the truth? Sire states that truth is a fact that corresponds to reality. Truth is a fact that by its very nature is immutable: it cannot be changed. It's prepositional. So how should a Christian present the truth in a postmodern era of new age thinkers? After examining various worldviews and encountering what they consider to be the truth and arriving at this point of understanding along with the challenges presented in our studies, I offer a brief overview of my conclusions on various worldviews whose truth cannot be substantiated nor validated, so I make my case for truth/reality as a Christian living in a postmodern world. BREIF OVERVIEW Studies and research have revealed these overviews: Naturalism: where we find the subtopics of atheism; Agnosticism and existentialism: reality is that for which the material universe is all that exists. Reality is "one-dimensional". There is no such thing... middle of paper... from the world's point of view, postmodernism opts for lesser goals by bringing together various ideas, practices and goals for pragmatic purposes. As postmodernist Walter Truett Anderson said, “truth” is no longer what it used to be.” Postmodernism embraces a set of ideas, most of which contradict the Christian understanding of truth, authority, and rationality. If most modernists are right, there can be no knowledge base of any kind. In postmodernist culture, truth as we know it is dead. So, how can we understand the truth in relation to postmodernism? A note of consideration: Postmodernism appears to deflate overly optimistic descriptions of human reason and progress based solely on human capabilities. Postmodernism holds that any comprehensive, authoritative worldview is forever beyond our reach, and that to claim otherwise is an arrogant pretext to dominate those who disagree.
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