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  • Science and Christianity (Part 5)

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    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…

  • Modernism’s Christian Twins

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    Enlightenment thinking came to dominate the Church during the 19th Century. One of its legacies was higher criticism. Bible scholars placed themselves above and outside of Scripture. What did not conform to their rationalistic, scientific assumptions was discarded. By the mid-Twentieth Century, Scripture had largely been stripped of its authority and mystery. Meanwhile, “defenders of…