Postmodernism Much Larger Than Its Theorists

“Modernism, however, is being replaced by the new secular ideology of postmodernism. This new set of assumptions about reality—which goes far beyond mere relativism—is gaining dominance throughout the culture. The average person who believes that there are no absolutes may never have heard of the academic exercise of ‘deconstruction.’ The intellectual establishment may disdain the electronic world of television. Contemporary politicians may be unaware of avant garde art. Nevertheless, these are all interconnected and comprise a distinctly postmodernist worldview” (Gene Edward Veith, Postmodern Times, p. 19).