VanHoozering

Here is another from VanHoozer. This quote seems to be a perfect bridge in helping people to understand the connection between modernity and post-modernity.

"The turn to performance in postmodernity-toward the idea of an incomplete, fluid work in progress- is simultaneously a turn away form the idea of the finished, complete work in itself."

As many have said many times before, this postmodern generation is more attuned to a right sense of action (or performance) than a right sense of thought. This performance is recognized as ongoing, rather than as complete... A right sense of thought can easily feel complete. A right sense of performance will not feel complete as there is always more to do. This movement (from a complete sense of thought to an ongoing action/performance), however, in itself is a finished work. Vanhoozer provides us with a spiralized connection between two ever distancing cultures, while maintaining the integrity of the current postmodern mindset. These sorts of uniting quotes will be increasingly important as the divisions between modernity and postmodernity grow ever wider.