PoMo Thoughts from Kat
I have spent almost 7 years reading stuff on postmodern theory, culture, theology. Over the years as my thoughts have expanded and disintegrated into jumbles of confusion and clarity, mixed with moment of light and dark, I have come to some conclusions.1) Postmoderism is so five minutes ago. I am a little burned out on all of the conversations of modern vs. Postmodern. I am ready to get back to the simplicity of our faith. This intellectualism that is prevalent in the emerging church today is exhausting, maybe that is because I don't have my MDiv or my Doctorate in Theology, but if I did I hope I wouldn't waste as much time conversing over the importance of systematic theology or infallible doctrine...how about getting out of our ecclesiastical circles and find Jesus in the broken and the poor. Now don't get me wrong...there are a lot of people that are doing tremendous amounts of work in this area, but there is a lot more to be done...
2) Division among the emerging church and the traditional church needs to stop. We need to find a common ground and stop trying to have our voices be heard, stop finding things to disagree on, but focus on the things we agree on. If we are to be the body of Christ, we need to be embracing of all of the parts...even the parts that we don't agree with. I know in my own personal journey I have had a time where I have stepped away, in order to gain a broader perspective on the task at hand. It was also a time for me to continue the development of my voice outside of the prevailing culture. I would call it my "wilderness" time. Over the last three years I have thrown out a lot of what I previously thought was to be fundamental, only to see that it wasn't, but with the throwing out I also threw out what was good about those fundamentals. Over the last three years, I have continued to be able to learn the art of process and finding the beauty amidst the crap.
3) On a positive note the PoMo movement has allowed the freedom of expression in new innovative ways to communicate Christ's love. This is my favorite part. It has been so amazing to see God birth new tales of the faithful releasing their giftings to the world, to build up the church. I am daily reminded in blogworld of all of the new forms of worship, new forms of service, and that to me screams the voice and breath of God. I love being able for the first time in my walk to have a place to create, to explore, to experiment...it is a good thing.
I will add more later...
posted by Kat @ 1:46 PM
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