As the, 500th anniversary of the Reformation has just passed, we realize the impact when different ideologies clash. The Reformation is unique, as it was a theological revolution with the 5 solas (sola fide, soila scriptura, sola gratia, solus Christus, and soli deo gloria) being the battle cry of the Reformers against the Roman Catholic church. This ideological battle within Christendom forever changed the face of the Earth.
Today, there is another battle, but this time, instead of reformation of Christianity, it is revolution happening in Atheism / Secularism. The Enlightenment and subsequent modernity that has allowed atheism to flourish is now being attacked, by the postmodern atheists, and just as battle ideas within Christianity affected everything from daily life to the highest positions of power, we see the same thing happening before our very eyes. The postmodernists are now "attacking" their modern atheist fellows and the world is feeling the fall out. From elections all around the world, universities, and even the job place, no one is safe from this ideological battle. The idea that (autonomous human) reason was possible without God, for the postmodern is untenable, who instead have given into subjectivism/relativism, deconstructionism, constructivism, and critical theory. These ideas run counter to secular modernist beliefs of objectivism, biological esssentialism, and evolution.
I just wanted to write this brief note to jot this idea down for anyone else to think about.
Epilogue: Currently in Europe, with the influx of refugees from Islamic third world countries, we have an unprecedented clash between premodern vs modern vs postmodern societies. Please read Douglas Murray's The Strange Death of Europe.
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