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)