Review of Light in the Darkness of Postmodernism
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Review of Light in the Darkness of Postmodernism
[Following is an official OnlineBookClub.org review of "Light in the Darkness of Postmodernism" by Joseph E Keysor.]
Light in the Darkness of Postmodernism by Joseph E. Keysor deals with how modernization has affected Christianity to a large extent and how science has affected Christianity and caused a lot of negativity in our world. The book starts with an introduction where the author gives different definitions of the word “Christian.” The author also shared how he was motivated to write this book, as it will serve as material for researchers. He also explained the title of the book in this introductory chapter. The author gave an intensive review of Christ and what he stands for. The beliefs of atheists and the dangers they pose to Christianity He shares that modernism and secularism will affect Christianity years from now if they keep conforming to the secular ways of the sinful world.
This was a long and interesting read for me. The beginning part of the book was interesting, and I was assured that I would have a great read, and yes, I did have a great read. I liked that he gave us some background stories about his family, so I did not feel like I was reading something written by a stranger; I was well acquainted with his life. His stories were very interesting, and although he says that his life was pretty ordinary, I think it was rather adventurous with all the travelling and different new people he encountered from different backgrounds. I did not feel alien to his writing, as most of the things he said were things that I was already familiar with.
While I agreed with most of the things in this book, I had serious issues with where he placed women. While I am a homely person and appreciate and embrace my womanly nature, I think some parts of his writings related to women were condescending, and that bothered me. If he intended to evoke some kind of holy anger from women, he did achieve it. Also, I think this book was filled with a lot of information, which made it rather unnecessarily lengthy. These were the only things about the book that did not appeal to me.
The book was motivating, although I doubt he intended to motivate, but I felt motivated to live a better Christian life. It helped me examine my life, and I benefited from this book. While this was an amazing read and had a lot to offer, it also had some parts of it that I mentioned above that did not satisfy me. So, my rating for this book is 4 out of 5 stars. I would not like to be harsh in my rating because I actually had a great read. There was an error in the book that I believe could have been avoided with a more careful editing.
I would recommend this book to readers who are interested in reading about the history of modernism and Christianity. This book will greatly benefit them. I’ll also recommend it to Christian leaders, as it will help them assess themselves and the messages that they pass on to people.
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Light in the Darkness of Postmodernism
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Light in the Darkness of Postmodernism by Joseph E. Keysor deals with how modernization has affected Christianity to a large extent and how science has affected Christianity and caused a lot of negativity in our world. The book starts with an introduction where the author gives different definitions of the word “Christian.” The author also shared how he was motivated to write this book, as it will serve as material for researchers. He also explained the title of the book in this introductory chapter. The author gave an intensive review of Christ and what he stands for. The beliefs of atheists and the dangers they pose to Christianity He shares that modernism and secularism will affect Christianity years from now if they keep conforming to the secular ways of the sinful world.
This was a long and interesting read for me. The beginning part of the book was interesting, and I was assured that I would have a great read, and yes, I did have a great read. I liked that he gave us some background stories about his family, so I did not feel like I was reading something written by a stranger; I was well acquainted with his life. His stories were very interesting, and although he says that his life was pretty ordinary, I think it was rather adventurous with all the travelling and different new people he encountered from different backgrounds. I did not feel alien to his writing, as most of the things he said were things that I was already familiar with.
While I agreed with most of the things in this book, I had serious issues with where he placed women. While I am a homely person and appreciate and embrace my womanly nature, I think some parts of his writings related to women were condescending, and that bothered me. If he intended to evoke some kind of holy anger from women, he did achieve it. Also, I think this book was filled with a lot of information, which made it rather unnecessarily lengthy. These were the only things about the book that did not appeal to me.
The book was motivating, although I doubt he intended to motivate, but I felt motivated to live a better Christian life. It helped me examine my life, and I benefited from this book. While this was an amazing read and had a lot to offer, it also had some parts of it that I mentioned above that did not satisfy me. So, my rating for this book is 4 out of 5 stars. I would not like to be harsh in my rating because I actually had a great read. There was an error in the book that I believe could have been avoided with a more careful editing.
I would recommend this book to readers who are interested in reading about the history of modernism and Christianity. This book will greatly benefit them. I’ll also recommend it to Christian leaders, as it will help them assess themselves and the messages that they pass on to people.
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Light in the Darkness of Postmodernism
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