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Advance an original definition of the modern age

Modern Age has a very complex definition and it can be broken into periods beginning from the 1600s. Modernist impulses were fueled by different kinds of literature by urbanization and industrialization and the search for a response from changed the world. According to Stylhals (128), the modern age can be broken down into periods of discoveries and revolution. It can be broken into the 16th century, the late modern period of the 18th century and the complimentary period. However, the modern age is the period of transition of events, technology, art, literature, warfare, and globalization, which occurred from around the world.

Willem Styfhals (118) stated that modern age is the theodicy taboos, which occur after the period of the Second World War. Several events occurred immediately after the Second World War and these events changed the world thereby resulting in discovery and settlements. However, the modern age is the period of secularization. According to Skyfall (125), during this period the society transformed to reflect the values and dignity of human being. People made a drastic resolution of either to be pagan or become believers. And therefore, it was the period the widespread of Christianity started to different countries. This means that modern age was the period when people started to do the right things and this resulted in the expansion and continues existed of Christianity. It is also argued that the era of modernity was the beginning of the discovery of various philosophical beliefs, which expanded Christianity to different parts of the world. Styfhals (121) further pointed out that modern age is the period of transition of the outlook of church and in general the Christian movement.

It is also stated that modern age is the period when religion loses its values and meanings. According to Gordon (68), the modern age brought a lot of things to have a result of the revolution in technology and other aspects, which changed the perspective of people on Christianity. Since the beginning of the 20th century, a lot of things have happened such as several churches, and change of lifestyle. The negative argument is made about the modernity as the consequences of the hard life and the negative perspective against Christianity. It is, therefore, evident that modern age is the time when changes were started to emerge, which changed the views and life of people. For instance, the colonization of American and other regions ignited the war and advance the world of religion as well. It also changed the beliefs of several people pro or against religion based on what transpired during the Second World War. According to Gordon (71), the deaths and the use of power weapons, which caused a lot of casualties acted as the change of attitude and ideas about Christianity and therefore, after the Second World War, Christianity did not only spread to different regions, but the spread also emerged and some people become non-believers. It can, therefore, be stated that the modern age period was the time when many people started to question Christianity.

It is evident that the modernity age the period when technology was introduced to change the world. As stated by Gordon (68) after the Second World War different countries took a drastic action to invert superpower weapons. During this time nuclear weapons and other powerful weapons were developed for the sake of war. Technologies were also developed for surveillance, besides businesses for economic growth. As stated by Gordon (70) the use of the atomic bomb and other powerful weapons was a transition of technology and this was a period of the modern age. It was the period when creativity, which changed the world was inverted. The western world started to experience growth in property, industries and other sectors of the economy to support the growing population. And therefore, in the modern age technology were invented to help in huge production to sustain the growing market demand and support the movement of people, which begun in harness after the Second World War.

In the United States, the modern age can be associated with the times of revolution against the colonists to the time of the invention of new technology, during the 20th century. The U.S. got tired with colonists and therefore they turned against them and therefore, this resulted in constant war, which leads to the invention of modern weapons, and other machinery, which could facilitate war. The demand for food as a result of migration of people also resulted in modernity. The country had to produce a large quantity of food and other basic needs to support the population. This could not be done without having modern tools or machinery, as a result, more advanced machinery was invented.

In conclusion, the modern age is the period between the early modern era and the complimentary period. It is evident that during the modern age a lot of events occurred beginning with the change of belief, a revolution in technology and other areas, globalization and warfare. Research established that it most of the events occurred after the Second World War; due to fear of other periods of war and this forced many nations to invest in modern technology, as a result, powerful weapons and other tools were invented CITATION Dan19 \p 21 \l 1033 (Weidner 21). The modern age is also the period of Secularization, and therefore, it changed the world hence changed the values, beliefs, and ideas about Christianity and religion as well. It is, therefore, evident that the modern age period is the period of revolution which occurred in Christianity, technology, and other aspects of life, which change the world view of several issues. It mostly occurred after the Second World War.

Works Cited

BIBLIOGRAPHY Gordon, Peter. "Reflection on the Fifteenth Anniversary of Hans Blumberg's Legitimacy of the Modern Age." Journal of a history of Ideas 80.12 (2019): 67-74.

Stylhals, Willem. "Modernity as Theodicy: Od Marquard Reads Has Blumenberg's The Legitimacy of Modern Age." Journal of the History of Ideas 80.1 (2019): 113-131.

Weidner, Daniel. "The History of Dogma and Story of Modernity." Journal of History and Idea (2019): 12-35.