Sentences with phrase «theological debate with»

Jesus wasn't trying to get into a theological debate with them about healing on the Sabbath.

Ever have a theological debate with an ignorant Christian?

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I can't tell you how many Christians that I've debated on the gay marriage topic who finally, when presented with theological, social, and reasonable evidence to the contrary, just end up saying «just because.»

But it was a very unsatisfying attempt — to have weighty theological questions determined by delegates who came together for a few days with little prior study of the issues, who were sometimes inclined to suppose that such questions admitted of «yes» or «no» answers, and who passed judgment after rather limited opportunity for discussion and debate.

As I don't carry enough theological weight to help my fellow believers in this debate with evidence or valuable dialog, and I was never able to cement myself in mt attempt to be an atheist, I can only say that when I tried to de-construct my belief system and embrace the scientific angle, it fell flat.

Scholasticism Theology moved from the monastery to the university Western theology is an intellectual discipline rather than a mystical pursuit Western theology is over-systematized Western Theology is systematized, based on a legal model rather than a philosophical model Western theologians debate like lawyers, not like rabbis Reformation Catholic reformers were excommunicated and formed Protestant churches Western churches become guarantors of theological schools of thought Western church membership is often contingent on fine points of doctrine Some western Christians believe that definite beliefs are incompatible with tolerance The atmosphere arose in which anyone could start a church The legal model for western theology intensifies despite the rediscovery of the East

He has not addressed even ONE of the issues involved with AB debate, not theological, not legal, not scientific.

you guys know, don't you, that there are theological discussions with biblical scholars on both sides of the debate on whether the bible condemns homosexuality and homosexual behavior?

I asked Beoda and another young boy, Stevenson, to write their names in the small Bible I brought with me on the page facing the first chapter of James to remind me that James is not speaking of theological concepts to be debated in the ivy covered halls of academia.

I literally made people cry (my little brother included) with the ferocity of my debates and theological «know - how.»

But as with most theological debates that have two polar opposite views, the truth most likely falls somewhere in the middle.

For the sake of theological debate, let us challenge ourselves with this statement: The opposite of love is fear.

Journalist Peter Seewald became famous for his books written in collaboration with Joseph Ratzinger, later Benedict XVI: what began as one interview for a major German newspaper developed into a series of books over a number of years, exploring deep theological issues and the complex debates of our time.

(The next chapter deals specifically with race, which was a profoundly important element in the theological debate surrounding slavery.)

Even the questions concerning the pastoral care of divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, and of homosexual couples — both topics of heated debate at last October's Synod of Bishops — are in the end based on theological foundations, and deal with the application of doctrine.

Until quite recently, Americans have debated the issues of public morality in theological terms which they thought had something to do with truth claims.

The most vital scientific need is the critical, adversarial edge provided by cognitive dissidents, most of whom enter academic debate with prior motives and agendas, including theological agendas.

Steve... I think we're floggin» a dead horse here, but for what it's worth, understand that I'm not trying to convince you to think like I do, rather I wd hope that room wd be made for many theological differences.To think discuss and debate theology is well supported by the New Testament and history, and is perfectly within the bounds of what it means to engage our minds with the subject at hand.Theologians and biblical scholars have done this very thing for centuries, revealing a plethora of opinion on the evolving world of biblical studies.Many capable authors have written and debated the common themes as well as the differences between Paul, John, Jesus, the synoptics, etc..

The current language debate is just one more indicator of how much the church lost when it got caught up in the philosophical / theological Christology debates, and replaced the name of Jesus with the titles Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

They might not participate in the debates among the theological professors, but many of them kept up with these.

Yesterday we looked at a famous theological question from the days of Jesus, and I suggested that Jesus hated the question, especially when the person that the debate was about was standing right in front of Jesus with a need that could be met.

He also involved himself in political controversy (he was a supporter of Italian unification, while striving to retain a place for the temporal power of the popes), and ecclesiastical debate (it was largely his theological duels with the powerful Jesuit order which resulted in the condemnation of certain of his works and theses).

As several of you have pointed out, NT Wright does indeed consider his views to be in keeping with Calvin and the Reformed tradition, and his recent debates with John Piper and company over justification are something of an internal skirmish rather than a theological divide.

Childless and independent, with far more interest in the latest political and theological debates than trends in cloth diapering, I, like so many others, dismissed «mommy blogging» as trivial, jejune.

Sometimes it's more like a debate than an interview, but I get the sense that he enjoys talking through theological issues that once mattered to him with someone for whom they still matter.

Connelly is writing as a historian and, for the most part, he seeks to avoid direct engagement with theological debates.

Moreover, he avers that, in the new theological era which has been inaugurated by process philosophy, neoclassical theism has thrust a new conception of God into the arena of debate, with the result that most previous descriptions of God are outmoded and must now be reworked.

Why debate the theological meaning of the unity of the church and persons with handicaps?

While recognising that in such an analysis, which targets both Christians and Muslims, we do not have the points for any kind of debate but rather are confronted with a diatribe, nevertheless, I believe that in such a forum as the Gurukul Summer Institute, where an honest spirit of inquiry prevails, and where there is a commitment to a rigorous process of theological exploration, we need to address some of the issues raised.

Nevertheless, one may find four major areas of debates to which KC has offered new depth of meanings: 1) Re-definition of mission, 2) Theological and ethical articulation of ecological concerns, 3) Faith response to caste and, communalism, and 4) Ethics and economics with special attention to the question of poverty and development.

He taught theology at the (Reformed) University of Leiden, and engaged in ongoing debate with his theological colleagues there, much of it adversarial.

More than this, we need to equip our young people, in particular, with the theological knowledge to engage in healthy discussion and debate with those of other faiths and none.

Paul's letter attempts to rise above the fray, saying that what makes us indispensable to one another, and what distinguishes Christians from the wider world, is not what we eat, or our ability to win a theological debate, or our moral superiority, or the utility of our practices, but our baptism, our unity in the gospel which demands that we remain with one another precisely in those places where we disagree.

My concern in the current theological atmosphere is not with the debate, which I find refreshing, but with a certain rancorous, ad hominem and sometimes uncharitable tone.

The Franciscan Bonaventure, Aquinas's great theological debate partner, held that sapiential contemplation «starts with knowledge and reaches its completion in love,» [15] and may do so in this life.

Following the attempts by some of the commenters (from both sides of the debate) to get simple «yes» and «no» answers from each other to theological questions, I have a REAL LIFE situation to pose to the readers of this blog, and I want you to state with a simple «Yes» or «No» whether you believe the following woman is saved or not.