Beyond the Modern Age An Archaeology of Contemporary Culture

"Beyond the Modern Age stands as a testament to the ongoing vitality of the Kuyperian tradition, from which other streams stand to be enriched." -- David J. Hamstra, Andrews University Seminary Studies, Spring 2018

Bob Goudzwaard is professor emeritus of economics and social philosophy at the Free University in Amsterdam. He is the author of numerous books, including Capitalism and Progress and Hope in Troubled Times. Goudzwaard was elected to the Dutch parliament in the 1970s and served for a time in a Christian policy research institute in the Hague. Both within and outside of his extensive political career, he has been deeply involved in international development issues, including chairing a two-year consultation between the World Council of Churches, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank. Craig G. Bartholomew is H. Evan Runner Professor of Philosophy and professor of religion at Redeemer University College in Ancaster, Ontario. He is dean of the St. Georges Centre for Biblical and Public Theology. He has written and edited numerous books, including Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics, The Drama of Scripture (with Michael Goheen), Old Testament Wisdom Literature (with Ryan O'Dowd), and a commentary on Ecclesiastes.

Preface Introduction Part I: The Archaeology of Modernity 1. The Classical Modern Worldview 2. The Structural and Cultural Critiques of Modernity 3. Modern Ideologies and the Postmodern Worldview 4. Evaluating Modernity's Four Worldviews Part II: Transcendence and Modernity: Resources for Moving Beyond Modernity 5. Meaning from Outside: Reengagement with Religion? 6. Culture and Religion: Philip Reiff?s Sacred Sociology 7. Becoming Human: Desire, Violence, and Rene Girard 8. Modernity, Pluralism, and God 9. The Starving Christ and a Preferential Option for the Poor Part III: Finding Ways Beyond Modernity 10. Engaging the Contemporary Crisis 11. Ways Forward for Economic Life and Global Climate Change