Christ and Culture Revisited, ch. 3

Carson takes on the task of refining the definition of "culture" and redefining post-modernism. He covers so much ground in one chapter, I am hesitant to write a review. Carson makes several points about culture in order to capture a proper definition. In short, he seeks to demonstrate that there is a difference between Christ and Culture, that our response to culture (including our own) will largely depend on the particular rather than the general, and that talking in terms of the two (Christ and Culture) is helpful. We cannot escape culture, but we can understand and discuss it. He spends quite a bit of time addressing (redefining, as he puts it) post-modernism. I appreciate his epistemological work here. He advocates for a synthesis of "soft" post-modernism and "modest" foundationalism. He navigates through several authors including a lengthy discussion of James K. A. Smith's critique of his work in Becoming Conversant. At the end of the day, Carson demonstrates a healthy epistemology that continues to remain orthodox. For that, I am thankful.