Tag: foundationalism
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MEC: My Personal Context
All of us come from a particular context. A sizeable number of people drawn to the emerging church and Brian McLaren's writings have come from theologically and politically conservative church backgrounds. As I begin this series on Brian McLaren's Everything Must Change, I think sharing some of my context with you is important. Many of…
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Imago Dei and the Material World (Part 2)
Yesterday I presented the "spirit/mind versus material world" dualism within Christianity. I showed how it impacts our understanding of the imago Dei, the image of God. This dualism is not a recent development. It extends back to the beginning of the Church. The Hebrew world knew little of these dualisms, but once the Church entered…
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Foundationalism, or How to be Confused About Epistemology
Some time back, I touched on the idea of Foundationalism. Foundationalism, or How to be Confused About Epistemology, is a post by David Decosimo about the fear that some have that rejection of foundationalism leads to a rejection of truth. I found it very helpful. I even understood part of it. As long as one…
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Book Discussion: The Character of Theology
Book Discussion: The Character of Theology There will be a book discussion about The Charater of Theology: An Introduction to its Nature, Task, and Purpose, by John Franke, at the Generous Orthodoxy website starting on or about September 19. I just got the book yesterday and hope to join the conversation. I thought I would…
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A New Kind of Postmodernist
A New Kind of Postmodernist: a book review of A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey by Brian D. McLaren I wrote a bit about Foundationalism in some of my posts last week. This is a book Review by Douglas Groothuis of Denver Seminary. He writes "Contrary to…
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Science and Christianity (Part 5)
The Enlightenment had a profound impact on the Church. Its effect is felt today. It is impossible to cover each and every nuance in a blog format. I want to focus on the overall impact it has had on Protestantism. The 16th Century Reformation came in response to a Roman Catholic Church that had…