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brian

Is it possible to be progressive in the sense that we are culturally sensitive and culturally savvy without being cultural chameleons?

while also being a tongue twister, that last sentence is good, and a place to start, with defining terms, of course, but a very helpful question, in my opinion

Wade Tannehill

Brian,

Thanks for the feedback. I obviously agree that this is a good place to start. It seems that people are extremists by nature, either circling the wagons or running off the cliff.

Darin

The longer I go the more conservative I become. That of course is relative since in CoC ranks I would be called by some an extreme flaming liberal. I personally think that our inability to have a Christ-centric faith has only helped with this type of thinking. When you find the absurdity in one area you may have trouble containing it.

Wade Tannehill

Darin,

Thanks for the insight. I agree with you. The more grounded I become in Christology the more conservative I become. I consider myself conservative in regard to a traditional Judeo-Christian world-view, but not in regard to what author Rachel Held Evans has recently called "false fundamentals." And the more I read the real liberals (Crossan, Spong, Borg, etc.) the more I find myself arguing with them on the basis of Scripture. Part of it comes from knowing the Scripture well and in context, not just as proof text.

Bobby Valentine

Wade i am at the edge of my seat waiting to be blessed by your next post.

Wade Tannehill

Bobby, Thanks for the nudge. I will post something soon.

David Dallas

I am not familiar with Rachel Held Evan's "False Fundamentals" but I recently paid a dollar for her "Evolving in Monkey Town" and found it to be overpriced. I am further disappointed to see her as a presenter at the ACU lectureship. She is being given much more exposure than she deserves if her book is an example of her offerings.

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