TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B)

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The Postmodern Pilgrim's Progress: An Allegorical Tale presents a contemporary reimagining of the classic story, exploring current societal dilemmas including internal church concerns, nihilism, and progressive revolutions within a comedic whimsical sci-fi context. It's crafted by The Babylon Bee's editorial team, led by editor-in-chief Kyle Mann and managing editor Joel Berry.TPP: Postmodern Version (2022) (K.M, J.B) (About The Authors)
== Criticisms ==
===Expository Overload===
The story prioritizes expository details over theological discussions and deeper explorations of contemporary issues, missing opportunities to express its unique identity. This is largely due to off-topic writing and the repetition of similar locations from the original narrative. Scripture is placed in the backseat as it's wastered down or substituted with discussions and footnotes from The Narrator often veer into unnecessary tangents that lack relevance or value to the faith, primarily serving to provide humor or explore the fictional universe: 
Many pressing issues affecting the generation could have been expanded beyond a surface-level overview, like: 
*Reasons the Lustful Pastor uses to justify his porn addiction or why he struggles to escape it.
*Exploring aspects of influential postmodern philosophers.
*Exploring aspects of other social justice movements.
*Why Is God trustworthy and not a cosmic tyrant?
*Does our work matter if God will destroy the Earth at his second coming?
*Why shouldn't everyone fear eternity?
*How do we respond to tech displacement and posthumanism?
===Theological Concerns===
*Scripture is watered down or substituted with unnecessary commentary from The Narrator and some secular references.
*Even if the Narrator is an angel struggling to understand human behaviors, his obnoxious and unempathetic attitude fails to reflect heavenly virtues.
*The Bible under Ryan Fleming's bedsheet mentions ringing the Celestial City’s bell to wake The King, but he is found to have always been vigilant, implying scripture can contradict truth.
*Faith lies to escape suspicion from Health-And-Wealth.
*Health-and-Wealth, a demon, is said to possess the power to heal people, but only to deceive and divert them from the true path.
*Ryan Fleming uses his sword, presumably the Word of God, against Redbeard, but it proves ineffective and shatters, which could imply that God's truth is unreliable. However, this appears to refer only to the particular sword he was using, not to the one he took from Faith.
*People smoke cigars, drink beer, and gamble in the Golden City, though smoking and gambling aren't necessarily approved by God and all the activities can be misused.
==References==
Category:References by books
Category:Mann & Berry (2022)