Christianity vs. Jesusanity - The Postmodern Temptation

[Caleb]

By R. Albert Mohler, Jr.
Christian Post Guest Columnist
Fri, Jan. 18 2008 07:55 AM ET

The most hard-core forms of postmodern thought are generally limited to academic campuses, but the postmodern worldview is trickling down in various forms to the popular level. While postmodern literary theorists debate the meaning of "totalizing metanarratives," at the level of popular piety we see the widespread substitution of "spirituality" for biblical Christianity.

"Jesusanity" is a coined term for the alternative story about Jesus. Here the center of the story is still Jesus, but Jesus as either a prophet or a teacher of religious wisdom.... In this story, the key is that Jesus inspires others, but there is no throne for him. He is one among many – the best, perhaps, and one worthy to learn from and follow....So, the real issue in Jesusanity is not humanizing Jesus, but denying His deity.

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20080118/30894_Christianity_vs._Jesusanity_-_The_Postmodern_Temptation.htm

[roadrunner570]

Kind of a confusing article. He goes pretty much into stuff like the tomb of Jesus stuff and other sensationalized views of Jesus, but I don't know of too many actual Christians who believe in any of this. Nor does anyone I've seen in the post modern movement seem to promote that in any way.

[Caleb]

I think it was moreso referring to the false teachings about Christ being embraced by non-Christians & left-wingers as "Christianity."

[Literalist-Luke]

This would appeal quite nicely to devotees of the Da Vinci Code's arguments. :mmph