Archive for Thursday, May 8, 2008

Who needs a metanarrative?

The metanarrative (grand story) of the Judeo-Christian faith begins in Genesis and if we don’t take the time to understand the beginnings how can we even begin to understand the final book in the Bible. For a long time Christians have been obsessed about what will be and many trees have sacrificed for the cause of understanding. The Bible is one of the few books I know of that anyone would pick up and read the final chapter without bothering with the first chapter of the story. In this way, Christians have more to do with the loss of metanarrative than the postmodern philosophers. We have completely neglected to immerse ourselves in the story of our faith. Read the rest of this entry »

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