Sentences with phrase «by biblical literalism»

Fundamentalists — identified by their biblical literalism — represent a pre-Enlightenment stance.

While insisting that he was not tempted by biblical literalism, Karl Barth began his dogmatics by describing the liberal tradition of Friedrich Schleiermacher and Adolf von Harnack as «the plain destruction of Protestant theology and the Protestant church.»

The theological role of the Bible is controversial in many Quaker circles, especially since Quakerism acts as a last desperate handhold for many Christians who feel abused by Biblical literalism and fundamentalism.

Not exact matches

By abolishing slavery and ordaining women, millions of Protestants have gone far beyond biblical literalism.

In presenting this point of view I am not discussing the untenable position of biblical literalism which holds that man's nature is corrupted by the sin of a generic ancestor, Adam.

Even in educated circles the possibility of more sophisticated theologies of creation is easily obscured by burning straw effigies of biblical literalism.

Death Before the Fall: Biblical Literalism and the Problem of Animal Suffering by Ronald E. Osborn

There is, therefore, no long - range political advantage to be gained by an effort to wrap Israel's security in a blanket of evangelical biblical literalism.

Fundamentalism has been characterized by (1) vigorous resistance to developments in the world of science that appeared to contradict the Biblical text; (2) Biblical literalism; (3) individualism; (4) moralism; and (5) insistence on belief in certain «fundamentals» such as the inerrancy of the Scriptures, the virgin birth of Jesus Christ, and his second coming.

Such a dismissive attitude toward Christian orthodoxy, fueled by a supposed adherence to «biblical literalism,» is an obstacle to genuine unity in the Body of Christ.

The literalism was dictated by their firm conviction as Christians that every word of the biblical text was literally inspired by God.

The fallacy of Biblical literalism has been disproven by scientists time and again.