What is Bunkerized Christianity?
Imagine a war breaks out and physical missiles are being hurled towards the place you live. If you’re in a building comparable to where I live, you’re in trouble. You need to move. You need to get to a bunker. Why? Because you want to save yourself. You need to bunkerize the physical body so that it won’t be blown to smithereens by the incoming missile.
Modernity does’t hurl missiles at your body. It targets your mind and soul. You need a strong structure in order to protect them. You need to bunkerize mind and soul. A strong foundation of ideas and principle is necessary to be in the world shaped by modernity without becoming of it.
What is bunkerizing?
A very close friend of mine came up with the concept. It is a way of life that allows you to be in the world without being of it. You can live according to your own preferences and principles without having to build a cabin in the woods.
Remaining in this world requires a balancing act. You cannot simply leave the world behind and find “ultimate freedom” somewhere. You must guard the line between you and the world constantly, and be careful about what you let in.
The way you navigate this constant negotiation is up to the individual. But understanding that you are in a position to negotiate is half the battle.
What is Bunkerized Christianity?
Bunkerized Christianity takes the empty blueprint of bunkerizing and fills it with Christian values. It attempts to follow the teachings of Christ within the context of modernity.
What this looks like exactly is up to the individual that pursues this type of bunkerizing. Christianity offers guidance on how to live a good life. A couple of worthy mentions are:
The clear distinction between good and evil
The idea that everybody is a sinner, and a reformed sinner at best
The grace of forgiveness
Placing love as the highest virtue
Clear vices and virtues that offer concrete guidance
These five things alone provide more depth about living life than the entirety of modernity. Moral relativism and an embrace of the vices have been reigning the modern world. The bunkerized Christian sees the negative consequences and seeks to protect himself from them. Being clear about good and evil, and trying to be virtuous while being loving and forgiving towards yourself and others is a good start.
All this can be done while still being in this world. No need for a cabin in the woods. Build a cabin in your soul.
Where does this lead?
I don’t know. I just started. But I hope it can lead me away from the moral relativism of modernity. I hope it gives me the language and strength to bunkerize my mind and soul. To protect me from the (spiritual) attacks of modern culture. To battle that which is evil, and to focus on what is True, Good and Beautiful.