The western
philosophical tradition viewed as a whole stands Out as a process of the enhancement of subjectivity rather than the correction of it.
Not exact matches
For this reason I would engage now in more detail with his presentation of a prominent
philosophical tradition from the point of
view of the different one presented by the Faith movement.
It is, in particular, the second of evangelicalism's two tenets, i. e., Biblical authority, that sets evangelicals off from their fellow Christians.8 Over against those wanting to make
tradition co-normative with Scripture; over against those wanting to update Christianity by conforming it to the current
philosophical trends; over against those who
view Biblical authority selectively and dissent from what they find unreasonable; over against those who would understand Biblical authority primarily in terms of its writers» religious sensitivity or their proximity to the primal originating events of the faith; over against those who would consider Biblical authority subjectively, stressing the effect on the reader, not the quality of the source — over against all these, evangelicals believe the Biblical text as written to be totally authoritative in all that it affirms.
(2) Freedom of choice should be allowed in those matters on which a plurality of
views are held —
views based on well - articulated principles rooted in cultural
tradition or widely recognized moral,
philosophical and religious beliefs.
I also indicated that the state should permit freedom of choice on matters where a plurality of
views are held, based on well - articulated principles rooted in cultural
tradition or widely recognized moral,
philosophical or religious beliefs.
For example, a curriculum that seems to privilege courses having to do with religious experience, worship, spirituality, counseling, and the like over, say, systematic and
philosophical theology may reveal a commitment to the assumption that God is understood effectively rather than discursively; while a curriculum relatively more rich in offerings in ethics, sociology of religion, liberation theology, and the like than in offerings in historical theology, patristics, liturgics, and mystical
traditions may reveal a commitment to the
view that God is better understood in action than in contemplation.
«Liberalism is an ideology,
philosophical view, and political
tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value.