The Postmodern Reformation is a movement presently taking place throughout Western culture in which Christianity is experiencing a dramatic cultural shift away from institutionally centralized Christian practice closely related to primary Christendom

Christendom

Christendom, or the Christian world, has several meanings. In a cultural sense it refers to the worldwide community of Christians, adherents of Christianity...

 values which have undergirded Roman Catholic, Orthodox

Orthodox Christianity

The term Orthodox Christianity may refer to:* the Eastern Orthodox Church and its various geographical subdivisions...

, and Protestant culture since the 4th century. The movement parallels a number of other characteristic aspects of postmodernity

Postmodernity

Postmodernity is generally used to describe the economic or cultural state or condition of society which is said to exist after modernity...

including the adoption of primary extrainstitutional loyalties, a decentralized philosophy of cultural influence emphasizing authentic relationships, personal opportunity and responsibility for global and local contexts, and the localization of lifestyle. It also emphasizes a return to the values of 1st century Christian lifestyle using the tools of 21st century living.

Further reading

• Raschke, Carl A. "The Next Reformation." Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 2004. ISBN 0801027519
• Barna, George. "Revolution." Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House, 2005. ISBN 1414307586