Truth and the New Kind of Christian | R. Scott Smith
R. Scott Smith. Truth and the New Kind of Christian: The Emerging Effects of Postmodernism in the Church. Crossway, 2005. 208 pp.
CHRISTIAN RELATIVISTS
It is obvious in Western society that many people think moral and religious truths are relative. Not only is this idea clearly taught in secular universities, our media also trumpet it. But it has not been the position of historic, orthodox Christianity. In that light, it is surprising how many Christians now think that way as well. For example, a Barna poll showed that, even after the terrorist attacks on September 11, only 32 percent of born-again Christian adults, and a mere 9 percent of born-again Christian teens, think that ethics are not relative. Christians are increasingly accepting of ethical relativism, and in a climate that promotes pluralism, we are losing our understanding of Christian ethical and religious truths as being objectively true.
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