Questions to focus on: Postmodernism

These questions can be used at different levels. You can take 30 seconds to think about one or two. You can discuss them in a team or group of like-minded Christians. Or they can be used in a college class, including assignments and research projects, and answered in writing at any depth. They may be freely reproduced for this purpose. Please email us additional questions that could be added to this page.
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  1. Illustrate the concept of the 'Hero's Journey' within a film, a play and a book.
  2. What proportion of leisure time do people allocate to the world of story - in books, magazines, TV and cinema?
  3. Why do people respond to story-lines which address issues of deeper meaning, even if they are not aware that they are redemptive?
  4. How can allegories smuggle concepts into people's hearts?
  5. Our brains seem to be hard-wired to create imaginary stories, even from an early age. Discuss the creative spark that God has placed into people.
  6. A recent book is entitled 'Things we can't not know'. Do you think that an understanding of good, evil, a suffering hero, propitiation of sin, etc., are embedded in the human mind from an early age?