Blog 17: Second Article

My second article that I have read for our analytical research paper was "Resurrecting Christianities: Critical Theories and Constructive Postcolonial, Postmodern Christianities."  This article talks about bringing back the old christian values to this postmodern day and age.  It deals with the fact that christianity is in a very large transition point where a lot of the old values are not as respected or closely followed as they once were in the past.  The author understands why the transition has occurred but wishes it could get back to the strong  core values that made it so strong in previous centuries.  Another thing that the author focuses on is that there has been good come out of this transition.  More people are also being drawn into Christianity that would have not previously been attracted to what it has to offer.  The modern churches use new types of worship, such as Christian rock, to draw in a younger crowd that hasn't been exposed to the religion as much.  These churches also preach what a younger generation wants to hear, that these people can still find heaven even though it isn't like Christianity was in previous years.  Overall, the author wishes that Christianity could return to its previous "glory years" but respects the fact that as times change, people and religions change and adapt to stay current.  The author knows this new regime is obviously here to stay and is going to have to adapt to it himself, the best way he can.