Western Civilization: The whole is comprised of two dominant worldviews/traditions.
Greek Tradition: detached, disembodied, timeless, universal, reflective, critical, rational
Hebrew Tradition: involved, embodied, historical, local, committed to specificity
If anyone can figure out how to lead a civilization anywhere when it is rooted in this soup my hat is off to them!
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During the next few weeks I am going to engage the art of journaling. Although I do keep this blog updated on a generally frequent basis, I don’t feel that I have made use of its potential in a way that has really been able to transform and impact my life and relationships. As my [...]
doorway1, originally uploaded by senor diecast.
Just a recent photo I took while at home. I love the various wood textures and the old architecture of our place.
And I really dig light and shadow.
Eternal life. Where is it? When is it? For a long time I have thought about eternal life as a life after all my birthdays have run out. For most of my years I have spoken about the eternal life as the ‘afterlife,’ as ‘life after death.’ But the older I become, the less interest [...]
From page 46 of Exploring Protestant Traditions… “Historically, Lutheran interpreters have viewed the unity of the Bible ‘from a Pauline perspective, regarding Paul’s exposition of justification as the most profound theological reading of the gospel.’ ”
This isn’t really unique to Lutheranism, but my question is around the idea that Paul’s doctrine of justification is “the [...]