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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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One way we can point out flaws in the worldview of postmodernism is by showing the inconsistencies in their ideology. This can be done by illustrations and using reason to pick apart the postmodern argument.
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Well, we can only defend ourselves with the truth of the Bible but for those who do not believe this is a dilemma. So, at some point it comes to love and loving those who disagree with us despite our differences. I think this has a better chance of winning them over than debating.
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We can dispute the lies of postmodernism by giving examples of how our feelings can deceive us. Having students act out different scenarios of how right and wrong(based only on feelings) thinking effect the outcome of different events would be a fun and impactful way to do this. We can share personal experiences of how we ourselves have been deceived and what we learned from it.
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The Bible tells us who we are and what we should believe. Postmodernism tries to shake that foundation, but I relate to my students that postmodernism is building a foundation on sand. We are building our foundations on rock and the postmodern ideas will go away as all the other false ideas have gone away, but the ideas and truth from the Bible and God will stay and help us to be steadfast in our ideas and beliefs.
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I agree with many of the replies here that scripture is the most effective way to combat postmodernism. The Bible is full of stories about sinners, and individual Biblical stories help make vague ideologies dissipate so that discussions about concrete actions and concrete consequences can be evaluated.