The Modern, the Postmodern, and... the Metamodern? Reflections on a Transforming Sensibility from the Perspective of Theological Anthropology

Bargár, Pavol (2021) The Modern, the Postmodern, and... the Metamodern? Reflections on a Transforming Sensibility from the Perspective of Theological Anthropology. Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies, 38 (1). pp. 3-15. ISSN 1759-8931

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Abstract

There have recently been attempts in the academic discourse to describe what is referred to as the demise of the postmodern due to the perceived insufficiency of the latter concept to adequately express the uniqueness of the 21st-century world. The younger generation of scholars, therefore, suggest adopting a new discourse, termed ‘metamodernism’, to do justice to this transforming sensibility. Metamodernism can be characterised by an oscillation between the modern and the postmodern, enthusiasm and irony, hope and nihilism, construction and deconstruction. This article seeks to reflect on this new discourse from the perspective of theological anthropology. It will bring theorists of metamodernism in conversation with theological discussion to explore how Christians can respond and contribute to this ongoing transformation in the human interpretation of reality. It will be suggested that this momentum should be viewed by Christians as a ‘paradigm shift’ that they are to embrace critically, yet affirmatively.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: metamodernism, postmodernism, Christianity, theological anthropology, transcendence
Subjects: B Mission theology/theory
B Mission theology/theory > Research Methodology
B Mission theology/theory > Contextualization/Inculturation
C Types of Christian Ministry > Religious education
D World Christianity and Central Eastern Europe > Europe
H Social research and religion in Central Eastern Europe
Divisions: Central Europe > Czech Republic
Depositing User: Speranca Tomin
Date Deposited: 30 Aug 2021 15:22
Last Modified: 02 Feb 2022 14:28
URI: https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/1942

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