THE CHART
| Period | Time | Dominant Question(s) | Significance |
| Christian Antiquity | Ascension to 1650 (Old World) |
What has God said? | Locus of authority is extrinsic |
| Modernity | 1650-1914 (Old World) 1789-1968 (New World) |
Has God said? | Locus of authority is intrinsic (via rationalism, empiricism or romanticism) |
| Post/Late/Liquid Modernity | 1914-Present (Old World)1968-Present (New World) | Who cares, who is asking, and what do they want? | Authority, what’s that? |