For example, postmodernism suggests both capitalism and communism failed to explain our world and have shown to be oppressive, self-serving stories that, in some cases, have brought misery to millions.Ĭhristopher Wright in his book The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative, suggests that within postmodernist thought, The belief is that metanarratives of the past contain controlling stories that have failed us. Second, postmodernism embraces an almost fanatical suspicion of metanarratives, rejecting the absolutes they proclaim. Only the unified biblical narrative has the authority to enable us to withstand the competing humanist narrative currently shaping our culture. As a result, bits and pieces of the Bible are absorbed into the prevailing cultural story, which then supplants the Bible as the story which shapes our lives. First, we have so dissected and compartmentalized the Bible that we have lost sight of its great overarching story. This comprehensive, grand narrative of Scripture has been neglected for several reasons. This metanarrative includes Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration. One of the reasons many Christians do not fully comprehend the biblical concepts of work, calling, and vocation is because we have lost the vision of the grand metanarrative told by the Bible. The Book of Genesis opens with the account of creation, the start of the most encompassing story that will ever be told. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Gen 1:1)
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