Sentences with phrase «of biblical orthodoxy»

Fundamentalism, «the religious phenomenon of the twentieth century,» is made up of «the militant and faithful defenders of biblical orthodoxy.»

Not exact matches

The Assembly heard «progressive» theologians attempt to advance new formulations of the gospel, and felt the strength of Orthodoxy and evangelical Protestantism in asserting biblical doctrines.

Daniel says: «The Bible doesn't clearly express an opinion on the possession of guns, but many evangelicals defend the unlimited distribution of firearms with the same fervor that they defend biblical orthodoxy»

For Gilkey, the «neo» of his orthodoxy is precisely where he remained most liberal» not just his penchant for talking about biblical symbols and myths but also his conviction that the problem of historical consciousness is the context for all modern theology.

The idea embodied in this scripture is why Mormons don't accept the exra - Biblical creeds and some of the mainstream orthodoxy of today.

And perhaps most significantly we should notice that some would trace the emergence of early forms of biblical criticism to Pietism and its attack on the abstract doctrinal character of orthodoxy.

Though the title focus more on some of the more radical elements of the Emergent church who he fears (and demonstrates) are drifting far from biblical orthodoxy, Wittmer to his credit takes conservative Christians to task just as much and just as seriously.

Combining the beauty of what he calls the «true gospel» with a biblical orthodoxy that will inescapably mark Christians as «strange,» Moore holds forth on the charged issues defining the 21st century.

(CNN)- The Bible doesn't clearly express an opinion on the possession of guns, but many evangelicals defend the unlimited distribution of firearms with the same fervor that they defend biblical orthodoxy.

Well, one could justify the orthodoxy of Scotus» doctrine from patristic and biblical sources and there are books that do so.

Moderates, especially those on the Concordia faculty, were convinced that their use of modern methods of biblical scholarship in no way undermined their commitment to Christian faith and Lutheran orthodoxy.

«The Bible doesn't clearly express an opinion on the possession of guns, but many evangelicals defend the unlimited distribution of firearms with the same fervor that they defend biblical orthodoxy.»

But there were others who tried to reconcile the insights coming out of this experience with the monotheistic affirmations of biblical faith» such as Isaac Luria, the principal theorist of the Safad school of the Kabbalah; or Bonaventure, who sought to retain the speculations of radical Franciscanism within the fold of Catholic orthodoxy; or al - Ghazzali, whose intellectual lifework was the intellectual integration of the Sufi experience with orthodox Islam.

According to the subtitle of A Generous Orthodoxy, he himself is a «missional + evangelical + post / protestant + liberal / conservative + mystical / poetic + biblical + charismatic / contemplative + fundamentalist / calvinist + anabaptist / anglican + methodist + catholic + green + incarnational + depressed - yet - hopeful + emergent + unfinished CHRISTIAN.»

And so, while claiming the banner of objectivity and open inquiry, he became adept at using biblical phraseology to form a new orthodoxy.

And yet we evangelicals insist on the resurrection as a criterion of orthodoxy and largely ignore the equally prominent biblical teaching that God is on the side of the poor and the oppressed.

Surely there are Biblical statements concerning God's greatness that, interpreted within the frame of reference of Greek philosophy, might suggest such an ontology, which might then yield the highly speculative Trinitarian doctrine central to Mouw's orthodoxy.

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.

Christians committed to historic, biblical doctrine on sexuality should be disposed to approve of efforts to make orthodoxy clear, unequivocal, and pastoral.

The conference suggested on a number of grounds the answer is «no» --(a significant portion of the world's charismatic population doesn't worship Jesus, or fall within «orthodoxy» i.e. deny the trinity etc.; the focus of charismatic worship is not Christ, but the «Holy Spirit» where this «Holy Spirit» may not even be biblical; the charismatic movement is «experiential» which posses no biblical authority, etc)