"Smith deftly takes the reader on a tour of postmodernism in general, and Christian postmodernism in particular. He then spells out in detail the impact of postmodernism on youth ministry, the university, and the church. Not content to stop with analysis, he provides a clear assessment of crucial aspects of postmodernism in the church as well as its specific influence on the Emerging Church, as seen in the writings of Brian McLaren and Tony Jones."