Reductionism and Post-Modernism

Postmodernism is a complex philosophical, artistic, and cultural movement from the mid-to-late 20th century that acts as a reaction against modernism, marked by skepticism toward universal truths, grand narratives, and objective reality. It challenges authority, embraces irony and playfulness, collapses distinctions between high and low culture, and emphasizes the subjective and socially constructed nature of knowledge and reality. Key characteristics include a questioning of established norms, a blending of styles, and a focus on local, contextual meaning rather than universal principles. One site I found helpful to navigate is https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/orthodoxyandheterodoxy/2014/10/28/orthodoxy-problem-choosing-ones-way-postmodern-pluralism/ and then another is https://glory2godforallthings.com/2012/10/04/history-post-modernism-and-orthodoxy/