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Resources for a New Millennium

There's enough material here to keep you busy until the third millennium. But with this broad selection from which to choose, you're almost certain to find all the answers to your questions about postmodernism.

The Written Word
  • THE CHALLENGE OF POSTMODERNISM: AN EVANGELICAL ENGAGEMENT
    David S. Dockery (ed.)
    Baker, 1997, 428 pp.
    (800/877-2665)

    More than 20 highly-respected authors lend their pens to this mammoth project, a near encyclopedia of the postmodern lexicon and how Christians might deal with it.

  • CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS IN THE POSTMODERN WORLD
    Timothy R. Phillips & Dennis L. Okholm (eds.)
    InterVarsity Press, 1995, 238 pp.
    (800/843-9487)

    A lengthy, academic, highly intellectual consideration of three possible apologetic responses to postmodern philosophy; also includes a more practical, conversational section on the local church’s response to postmodernity.

  • CULTURE SHIFT: COMMUNICATING GOD’S TRUTH TO OUR CHANGING WORLD
    David W. Henderson
    Baker, 1998, 255 pp.
    (800/877-2665)

    A packed volume; surprisingly more conversational and anecdotal than academic. Thoroughly discusses communication strategies.

  • GENERATING HOPE: A STRATEGY FOR REACHING THE POSTMODERN GENERATION
    Jimmy Long
    InterVarsity Press, 1997, 235 pp.
    (800/843-9487)

    The author insists we’re "in the middle of a societal hurricane" as we move deeper into postmodernity and its rapid changes. But there’s plenty of potential to get through to postmoderns by appealing to their need for authenticity and community.

  • GENERATION X: TALES FOR AN ACCELERATED CULTURE
    Douglas Coupland
    St. Martin’s Press, 1992, 183 pp.
    (800/877-5351)

    The novel that started it all. Here the cry of Gen-Xers is that they’ve been lost in the shuffle in favor of Boomers and that there’s nothing left for which they can stand.

  • GENXERS AFTER GOD: HELPING A GENERATION PURSUE JESUS
    Todd Hahn and David Verhaagen
    Baker, 1998, 208 pp.
    (800/877-2665)

  • INSIDE THE SOUL OF A NEW GENERATION: INSIGHTS AND STRATEGIES FOR REACHING BUSTERS
    Tim Celek & Dieter Zander
    Zondervan, 1996, 175 pp.
    (800/727-3480)

    A practical, anecdote-filled look at the forces shaping this generation of young people and how to minister to it most effectively.

  • AN INTRUSIVE GOSPEL? CHRISTIAN MISSION IN THE POSTMODERN WORLD
    C. Norman Kraus
    InterVarsity Press, 1998, 141 pp.
    (800/843-9487)

    Slightly academic in tone, detailing the struggle of shifting from a modern missions emphasis ("too closely allied with the secular goals and military power of their home nations") to a postmodern one, which is "holistic but not culturally intrusive."

  • MARS HILL REVIEW
    This 160-page Christian journal is a superb collection of essays and cultural commentary. $36 per year. Call 800/990-6277 or check out the Web page for more info.

  • A PECULIAR PEOPLE: THE CHURCH AS CULTURE IN A POST-CHRISTIAN SOCIETY
    Rodney Clapp
    InterVarsity Press, 1996, 251 pp.
    (800/843-9487)

    Christianity has become largely irrelevant to our technological, consumer-based culture. The solution? Following Christ unapologetically. Conversational in tone.

  • POSTMODERNIZING THE FAITH: EVANGELICAL RESPONSES TO THE CHALLENGE OF POSTMODERNISM
    Millard J. Erickson
    Baker, 1998, 163 pp.
    (800/877-2665)

    An introductory work, offering six views of postmodernism—three negative and three positive—and critiques of each in light of Christian faith.

  • A PRIMER ON POSTMODERNISM
    Stanley J. Grenz
    Eerdmans, 1996, 204 pp.
    (616/459-4591)

    Beginning with a chapter on "Star Trek," this book details the nuts and bolts of the movement—when it began, what it is, who supports it, and how the church can respond.

  • REINVENTING YOUR CHURCH
    Brian D. McLaren
    Zondervan, 1998, 223 pp.
    (800/727-3480)

    A practical read, focusing on new ways to approach all aspects of church life in the light of postmodern societal changes.

  • THE SECOND COMING OF THE CHURCH: A BLUEPRINT FOR SURVIVAL
    George Barna
    Word, 1998, 223 pp.
    (800/933-9673)

  • SOULTSUNAMI: SINK OR SWIM IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM CULTURE
    Leonard Sweet
    Zondervan, 1999, 400 pp.
    (800/727-3480)

    The author challenges the notion that we’re in a post-Christian culture and calls for the church to stage a "Postmodern Reformation."

  • TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN IT USED TO BE: BIBLICAL FAITH IN A POSTMODERN AGE
    J. Richard Middleton & Brian J. Walsh
    InterVarsity Press, 1995, 250 pp.
    (800/843-9487)

    Covers postmodern-related topics such as deconstruction and the narrative style of communication. More academic in tone than practical.
Web Sites

The above two sites include postmodern glossaries of terms, descriptions of books and articles, study guides, and book excerpts.

Graeme Codrington’s comprehensive site contains resources, links, helpful tips and hints, and other items related to reaching Gen-Xers.

Some of his notable links:

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