Posts Tagged ‘Postconservative’

From Reformed and Always Reforming:The Postconservative Approach to Evangelical Theology, by Roger Olson:
…indubitable foundations yielding rational certainty are nowhere to be found in the postmodern world; we now know that all knowledge arises within and hangs on beliefs shaped by perspectives shared by communites created by stories and traditions (134, emphasis added).
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On the Damascus road, when Christ spoke to Paul, revealing himself to him, Paul’s experience did not form a basis for theological conclusions. Paul made his conclusion from the fact that Christ externally and objectively spoke to him. Surely, he encountered revelation subjectively – that is, he experienced it – but the very nature of [...]