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Could you comment on Premodern churches?

A few years ago I converted to Orthodoxy from Pentecostalism. At that time I was very disillusioned...

I eventually came back to Protestantism, and ended up in a church with some postmodern leanings. I also attend my old Orthodox church at times too.

My theory is that in my disillusionment I went premodern instead of postmodern. In my connections with the Orthodox church I have found a number of similarities with those in the postmodern expression of Christianity, in the your books you have hinted at relationships with premodern churches, could you comment further?

Answer: You’ll note an earlier post with similar questions. Yes, I believe that Christians who are disillusioned with modern western Christianity do find needed resources within Eastern Christianity – that’s certainly true of me. Some are led to become Orthodox, and others – I’m in this category – simply want to benefit from Orthodox treasures and friendships. The relationships are complex, because Orthodoxy doesn’t want to present itself as a grocery store where people can pick and choose what they like and don’t like. Yet on the other hand, when non-Orthodox folk are blessed by Orthodox treasures, it increases love and friendship among sectors of the Body of Christ – and that to me can’t be a bad thing. Ultimately, I believe postmodernity invites us to integrate premodern and modern insights, while seeking new resources as well to deal with our fast-changing, chaotic world.