Tag: scripture
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Theologians & Economists: The Economic World of the Bible Versus Now
[Series Index] A major challenge for theological reflection on economics is the distance in time and space between First Century Palestine and Twenty-First Century America. We tend to read our context back into Scripture. We assume people pretty much understood life as we do. That may be harmless with some issues, but it can profoundly…
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Best of It: Methods in Ethics
[Series Index] We have been reviewing John Stackhouse’s book Making the Best of It: Following Christ in the Real World. We now enter part three of the book “Making the Best of It” (Chapters 5-8), where Stackhouse builds his case for Christian realism. Today we will look at chapter five, “Method in Ethics: A Sketch.”…
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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…
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Modernism’s Christian Twins
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…