I have been enjoying Herman Bavinck’s Essays on Religion, Science, and Society recently. In the first essay, Philosophy Of Religion (Faith), Bavinck addresses the philosophies of Kant and Rousseau, and the effects of the mystical/rational dichotomy found therein:
However, all these orientations, the ethical and mystical as well as the speculative, suffer from a significant one-sidedness. [...]
Vol.94 of the Mars Hill Audio Journal contains an interview with Andy Crouch on Christian culture making. He raises some good points about the terminology we sometimes use when talking about Christian culture building, and even some of the goals we may have: can any person or group really change the culture? Food for thought.
As [...]
Matthew J. Milliner has written a great article at First Things, entitled Cold-Blooded Christianity, dealing with rise of Pentecostalism in the “Global South” and what it means for the longevity of Christian culture. He points to T.S. Eliot’s Christianity And Culture as the manifesto of a Christian “turtle”, a metaphor he uses to describe one [...]
For anyone looking for a short, very accessible introduction to a Presbyterian view of civil government, I highly recommend Michael Wagner’s A Presbyterian Political Manifesto. This essay has been instrumental in helping me form a biblical, covenantal perspective about government and how (and if) it should relate to Christianity.
One brilliant passage from Chapter 3 opened [...]
Among the rivers of information that constantly flood your life it is frequently difficult to choose. You scramble to keep up with current events, you try to stay in touch with your friends, you definitely need time to relax, and, if you have any time left, maybe you’ll try to expand the borders of your erudition.
So why should [...]
Along with a love of theology and philosophy, I enjoy reading history, and because I am discovering the Covenanters and Scottish Presbyterianism for the first time, I want to make sure I have a firm grasp of the historical context within which these people lived and wrote. As always, Google is your best friend in [...]
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