Posts Tagged ‘Roger Olson’
Postconservatism is a growing movement within the larger circle of evangelical theology which is rethinking many aspects of a more Reformed, “conservative” evangelical outlook. A survey and explanation of such a theological approach is delineated by Roger Olson in Reformed and Always Reforming: The Postconservative Approach to Evangelical Theology. The subtitle defines the book’s purpose, [...]
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).
I circled the word [...]
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 [...]