Relevance Of Christianity In Edward M. Curtis's Book 'Transformed Thinking'

Relevance of Christianity Paper
Melissa Webb
Ohio Christian University

Author Note
Transformed Worldview taught by William Manuel

Even in a post modern world, Christianity can maintain relevance. In light of a history of persecution, the battle with the scientific community and the demands by those in authority to “separate” such things as “church” and “state”; Christianity has endured all and survived. The reason is Jesus Christ. There can only be one absolute truth. That truth is Jesus Christ.
Edward M. Curtis states in his book “Transformed Thinking”; “Human beings are constantly engaged in situations which demand that they understand reality, even when reality is not obvious – even, that is, when it takes some thought.
It seems to be an innate characteristic of homo sapiens, this process of observing the world and society, and then relating those observations to other things they already know.”
The bible is an important source of the truth for the believer; it is easy to suppose everything they need to know can be found in scripture, although some believe that the bible is not a source of information about everything.
Christians believe in identifying and integrating all the relevant data from both general and special revelation. Every person has assumptions, and a worldview which allows us to explain different events and ideas encountered in the world. Our worldviews are based on different sources that we have encountered. We are influenced by different sources and what we are taught by the media and authority figures and etc. The influences are what impacts us and on our opinions and decisions on our worldviews.
Three of the characteristics of modernity that have impacted worldviews over the past century: First, the primacy of human reason and the ability of humans to discover and communicate truth. Second: that both our understanding and our society are continually progressing. Third: emphasis on and confidence in the individual.
Postmodernism is a philosophy that says absolute truth does not exist. Postmodernism supporters deny long-held beliefs and conventions and maintain that all viewpoints are equally
valid.
In today 's society, postmodernism has led to relativism, the idea that all truth is relative. That means what is right for one group is not necessarily right or true for everyone. The most obvious example is sexual morality. Christianity teaches that sex outside marriage is wrong. Postmodernism would claim that such a view might pertain to Christians but not to those who don 't follow Jesus Christ; therefore, sexual morality has become much more permissive in our society in recent decades. Taken to extremes, postmodernism argues that what society says is illegal, such as drug use is not necessarily wrong for the individual. Postmodernism 's rejection of absolute truth causes many people to reject the Bible. Christians believe God is the source of absolute truth. In fact, Jesus Christ proclaimed himself to be the Truth: "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6, NIV).

References:
Curtis, Edward M. (2011) Transformed Thinking; Loving God With all Your Mind. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers.
http://www.probe.org/site/c.fdKEIMNsEoG/b.4223597/k.384D/The_Relevance_of_Christianity_An_Apologetic.htm