I thoroughly enjoyed this glimpse at the postmodern mindset, and enjoyed reading the answers Christianity has to Postmodernism's questions, the facts Christianity has to Postmodernism's paradoxes, and the Truth Christianity offers no matter how hard Postmodernism tries to deny it.

I first read this work as a 16-year old passionate about philosophy and worldviews. On a second passage through Truth Decay, it's a marvel how well-written, timely, and relevant the author's treatise remains. Of particular note is Groothuis' 2nd Chapter, "From Modernism to Postmodernism," a highly informative, well-organized examination of the similarities and historical underpinnings of both movements, viewed through the lenses of their philosophical and social tenets, respectively. In reference to the latter tenet, Groothuis' bold statements back in 2001 regarding the mass media's "welter of conflicting and confusing images and ideas" have only proven more relevant thanks to the subsequent explosion of social networking since Truth Decay's original publication.

The only thing that keeps me from giving Truth Decay a 5-star rating is Groothuis' anti-television diatribe at the end of his work (found in the appendix: "Television: Agent of Truth Decay), where Groothuis repeatedly overstates the case for the moving picture as the carrier of all things postmodern.

I enjoyed the experience of this but there is a lot of information and sometimes it is hard to follow, but the arguments are interesting.

This is a hard read dealing with modern philosophy and Postmodernism in particularism. I enjoyed it, but I'm sure I didn't get it all.

I went in hoping to get a kind of sequel to Postmodern Times: A Christian Guide to Contemporary Thought and Culture. And that's... kind of what I got?

Grouthuis focuses on refuting Christians who say we can agree with Postmodernism and incorporate it into the Christian worldview. I didn't know there were Christians in that camp, so it was a little odd for me to see Groothuis get so defensive. Several chapters felt more like a long critique of a particular writer he disagreed with, rather than explanations of his own ideas. He was on the defense rather than offense most of the time. And too many block quotes.

I went in with questions, and some of my questions were answered (the book offers good definitions of Modernism and Postmodernism). But most of the time it felt like this book was answering questions I wasn't asking. Still worth reading, but pick up Veith first.

Other books on religion and Postmodernism:
--Who's Afraid of Postmodernism?: Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church
--A Primer on Postmodernism
--The Culture of Interpretation: Christian Faith and the Postmodern World
--Faith Without Dogma: The Place Of Religion In Postmodern Societies
--Understanding Postmodernism: A Christian Perspective

Groothuis praises Love Your God with All Your Mind.
Veith also has a similar title: Loving God with All Your Mind: Thinking as a Christian in a Postmodern World.
Loving God with All Your Mind also has good reviews.

This book utterly demolishes the trendy (now pretty dated) post-modern gibberish that is peddled at too many evangelical seminaries.

Solid. Groothuis exposes the groundless epistemology of postmodernity as well as its dangers. I enjoyed, in particular, the chapter on beauty and the appendix on television.

Hm...Butuh keseriusan membacanya. Setuju dengan penulisnya, sekalipun menurutku postmo itu punya sisi baik juga....

I read this book for my GENE 150 The True, Good, & Beautiful class. I learned a lot about how objective truth is losing its foothold in our modern society. Subjective 'truths' are making their way across our world and killing the idea that there is a Truth to which we must hold. I recommend this book to anyone who wishes to find and alleviate Truth Decay.

Excellent book, apart from the chapter on complementarianism vs egalitarianism. I felt he quoted and tried to debunk the worst of complementarianism and not the best.

Kind of liked it.

Absolutely amazing book written with a clear style and tremendous insight. A must read for apologetics in today's world. Some of the best sound bites for specific defense I have read.