No, the whole truth thing is not a cop-out, but a genuine opinion. Saying that we can’t know absolute truth absolutely (here on Earth, or at least here in this present day) isn’t trying to get away from seeking truth, but more of an admission that we’re certainly wrong in some areas that we think are truth. I think, in most part, emergents want to know as much about God as possible.

Now, you said “Funny thing is that although I consider myself almost the polar opposite of the whole emergent church/postmodernism movement”

Just out of curiosity, then, are your more aligned with the New Reformer type people? If you are, I completely respect that, I respect their admission that the modern church is in desperate straights, and I hope that theological differences can be brushed aside when the common good calls for it.

Funny thing is that although I consider myself almost the polar opposite of the whole emergent church/postmodernism movement, I agree with almost everything you said on “church.” As far as truth goes I think you’re right that we can’t absolutely know truth. But I do think that with some effort we can understand it much better than many expect. I just get the feeling many Christians are attracted to this movement because they’re intellectually lazy and would rather say “well, we can’t really know all that much about God” and call it a day, rather than sitting down and trying to understand the debate between predestination and free will, for example. But obviously you’re not that type, you’re clearly quite interested in more serious Bible/church stuff. I guess it’s just my nerd-Christian side wanting to mind-beat the more casual churchgoer into submission, hrm.

Postmodernists believe that there is no world outside of human thought