The Reformation
To the Reformation thinkers, authority was not divided between the Bible and the church. The church was under the teaching of the Bible.
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The Renaissance
As a man thinketh so is he–and humanism had already begun to show that pessimism was its natural conclusion.
The Middle Ages
The most important individual thing for man is man himself. Without some ultimate meaning for a person (for me, an individual), what is the use of living and what will be the basis for morals, values, and law?
Ancient Rome
Culture and the freedoms of people are fragile. Without a sufficient base, when such pressures come only time is needed–and often not a great deal of time–before there is a collapse.
True Spirituality and Christian Worldview
Moral character is assessed not by what a man knows, but by what he loves. -St. Augustine
How Women Started the Culture War
Modernization brings about a novel dichotomization of social life. The dichotomy is between the huge and immensely powerful institutions of the public sphere…and the private sphere. -Peter Berger
Evangelicals’ Two-Story Truth
Religious forces accepted a division of labour; they were boxed in. -Martin Marty
When America Met Christianity–Guess Who Won?
We have it in our power to begin the world over again. -Thomas Paine
What’s So Good About Evangelicalism?
Is Christianity a felt thing? If I were converted would I feel and know it? -James McGready