The New Modernism
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The New Modernism is a theological and philosophical critique by Cornelius Van Til that challenges modernist and neo-orthodox approaches to Christianity from a presuppositional Reformed perspective.
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| The New Modernism canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: The New Modernism Context triple: [Cornelius Van Til, notableWork, The New Modernism]
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The Malaise of Modernity
The Malaise of Modernity is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that examines how individualism, instrumental reason, and the loss of shared moral horizons shape the problems and anxieties of contemporary Western society.
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We Have Never Been Modern
We Have Never Been Modern is a seminal 1991 work of science and technology studies by Bruno Latour that challenges the traditional divide between nature and society and critiques the modernist worldview.
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A Modern Symposium
A Modern Symposium is a philosophical dialogue by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson that explores contemporary ethical, religious, and social questions through a series of fictional conversations.
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New Objectivity
New Objectivity was a German art and cultural movement of the 1920s that rejected Expressionism in favor of a sober, realistic, and socially critical style.
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A Modern Instance
"A Modern Instance" is an 1882 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores the moral and social implications of divorce in late 19th-century American society.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The New Modernism Target entity description: The New Modernism is a theological and philosophical critique by Cornelius Van Til that challenges modernist and neo-orthodox approaches to Christianity from a presuppositional Reformed perspective.
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A.
The Malaise of Modernity
The Malaise of Modernity is a philosophical work by Charles Taylor that examines how individualism, instrumental reason, and the loss of shared moral horizons shape the problems and anxieties of contemporary Western society.
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B.
We Have Never Been Modern
We Have Never Been Modern is a seminal 1991 work of science and technology studies by Bruno Latour that challenges the traditional divide between nature and society and critiques the modernist worldview.
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C.
A Modern Symposium
A Modern Symposium is a philosophical dialogue by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson that explores contemporary ethical, religious, and social questions through a series of fictional conversations.
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D.
New Objectivity
New Objectivity was a German art and cultural movement of the 1920s that rejected Expressionism in favor of a sober, realistic, and socially critical style.
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E.
A Modern Instance
"A Modern Instance" is an 1882 realist novel by William Dean Howells that explores the moral and social implications of divorce in late 19th-century American society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian apologetics work
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book ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| apologeticMethod | presuppositional apologetics ⓘ |
| argues |
that all reasoning is based on ultimate presuppositions
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that modernism is inconsistent with biblical Christianity ⓘ that neo-orthodoxy is a new form of modernism ⓘ |
| author | Cornelius Van Til ⓘ |
| criticizes |
attempts to reconcile Christianity with autonomous human reason
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dialectical theology as inadequate to biblical revelation ⓘ |
| critiques |
Emil Brunner's theology
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Karl Barth's theology ⓘ liberal Christianity ⓘ modernism ⓘ modernist approaches to Christianity ⓘ neo-orthodox approaches to Christianity ⓘ neo-orthodoxy ⓘ |
| doctrinalFocus |
Scripture
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revelation ⓘ the doctrine of God ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
the antithesis between Christian and non-Christian thought
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the authority of Scripture ⓘ the necessity of presupposing the God of the Bible ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christian ministers
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students of theology ⓘ theologians ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
antithesis between belief and unbelief
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presuppositions ⓘ worldview ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian apologetics
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Christian theology ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
Reformed epistemology
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surface form:
Reformed epistemology (presuppositional)
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| positionOnNeutrality | denies the possibility of religiously neutral thought ⓘ |
| positionOnReason | human reason is dependent on God's revelation ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Christian apologetics
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surface form:
Christian Apologetics
The Defense of the Faith ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Protestantism
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Reformed Protestantism ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | Reformed theology ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Calvinism ⓘ |
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Subject: The New Modernism Description of subject: The New Modernism is a theological and philosophical critique by Cornelius Van Til that challenges modernist and neo-orthodox approaches to Christianity from a presuppositional Reformed perspective.
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