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A response to Kent Brandenburg’s post on epistemology
Several years ago, I spent the better part of a year studying a particular issue which has raised significant discussion in Fundamentalism in recent decades. It became apparent to me through that study that the real issue in the discussion really had very little to do with the issue itself. The real issue, I realised, was epistemology. Since that time I have invested some time learning about epistemology. I've written some posts on the issue
Jonah and Jesus
Jonah's story as "the man who ran away from God" is for everybody. Adults identify with Jonah, as we all can admit that we often hear God's instruction yet rebel against him. Jonah discovered he could not outrun God, which teaches us to stop putting off what God through his word has told us to do. But Jonah’s experience is more than a moral. The deeper truth is that Jesus compared himself to Jonah, saying
X leads, why?
“Leadership is a word on everyone’s lips. The young attack it and police seek it. Experts claim it and artists spurn it, while scholars want it… bureaucrats pretend they have it, politicians wish they did. Everybody agrees that there is less of it that there used to be” –Warren Bennis Thanks to those who have submitted a definition or at least have thought through the idea of leadership. It really is one of those ‘roles’
Why they think we’re dangerous (and why they might be right)
The word "fundamentalist" tends to invoke fear and disdain in modern Australian culture. To be labeled a fundamentalist is to wear a stain, to be marked as intellectually inferior and a menace to society. In short, society thinks we're dangerous. But why? Probably the biggest reason modern society believes we're dangerous is because we are so committed to a literal interpretation of God's word that we are willing to let Scripture trump all other sources