Some of your lecturers use the term “postmodernism” to describe themselves or their intellectual orientation. What exactly do they mean by the term? There is no single, straightforward and universally accepted definition of postmodernism. For our purposes here, let’s define postmodernism by what it affirms.
Postmodernism is a worldview that claims to distrust all authorities, certainties and absolute standards. It believes that there is no absolute truth that serves as the final arbiter of knowledge and morality. In its view, truth is relative to cultural, linguistic and power systems. Postmodernism insists …

What is Naturalism?
The worldview of naturalism is excellently summarized by the Bible in the first sentence of Psalms 14: “The fool says in his heart ‘there is no God.” People who hold a naturalistic worldview believe that there is nothing else outside or beyond nature. In their view, reality is spatially contained in nature; there is no external agency in the form of a supernatural God. Those who accept the worldview of naturalism believe that only nature and human beings interact to produce all reality there is …

What is a worldview
A worldview is a picture of reality that completely unifies a person’s understanding of life. It determines how an individual organizes apparently scattered facts, events and experiences of this life into categories of thoughts, judgements and lifestyle. It is a framework from which people approach big questions about primary reality, the universe and human beings. A worldview has an immense influence in our life. Our worldview defines every aspect of reality for us and prescribe our relationship with them as individuals, groups or communities.
The Christian worldview
The Christian …

You prayed for a place in the university, and the Lord granted your request. Now you find yourself physically in the university. Living through the first week of university learning can be a traumatic experience for a new student. Here are few tips to help you go through this critical phase in your intellectual career.
It’s a new intellectual environment

First, you are presented with an explosive variety of ideas and philosophies inside and outside the classroom. You find yourself in the company of women and men with awesome intellectual pedigree. How …

Intellectual persecution of Christian students in the classroom
What exactly is intellectual persecution for a Christian student? Intellectual persecution is not material or economic hardship that you experience  in the course of your university education. It is not about sexual harassment by lecturers, students or other members of the intellectual community. Nor is it related to racial, ethnic or ideological conflicts. You can understand intellectual persecution better by relating it to general Christian experience of persecution. Christians in every walk of life are persecuted when they take an uncompromising stand for …