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Postmodernism presents a challenge to the Christian view of epistemology. What are some practical ways you, as a Christian educator, can respond to this challenge?
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Yes, postmodernism presents a challenge to the Christian view of epistemology. One practical way to respond to this challenge is to direct students to the Word of God. As an educator we need to show students that there is truth and it can only be found in the Word of God.
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It does pose a challenge. One thing we can do is discuss the flaws. If I feel like hurting another human – and claim that it’s “my truth,” does that make it acceptable?
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I think that the lecturer presented us with an important action for Christian educators. She mentioned that we need to let our students know we believe this and because we believe this we are teaching in a Christian school. Since postmodernism attacks the notion that anything can be known as truth, it is important for Christian school teachers to make sure that students know that there is a knowable truth found in the Word of God.
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As a Christian educator, my job is to always bring students back to the truth(s) revealed in God’s Word… To take the time to engage students in discussions about what knowledge is, where wisdom comes from and what the Christian worldview says about both. To remind students that we can use our questions to seek Him more fervently and to understand Him more.
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We need to help our students understand that truth can be complex and simple and absolute, which begins by starting with truth in the form of Jesus Christ. Post modernism is a quagmire of ambivalence.