Posted in Philosophy on May 6th, 2009
What is the Twentieth-Century Project? The Twentieth-Century Project (TCP) is the attempt by late nineteenth through early twenty-first century Lutheran theologians to salvage and/or make relevant Lutheranism by accommodating, in varying degrees, contemporary science, philosophy, history, sociology, and culture. Philosophical influences of the TCP stretch back to the eighteenth century and the Enlightenment, which sought [...]
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Posted in Philosophy, Theology on Apr 16th, 2009
In the current edition of Life of the World, my friend the Rev. Dr. Korey Maas asks, “Do Lutherans Do Apologetics?” I encourage you to read the entire article. What caught my eye was the following: To say that Lutherans don’t do apologetics may be, unfortunately, largely true as a simple description of recent North [...]
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Posted in Philosophy on Apr 16th, 2009
. . . foisted upon you by the Twentieth-Century Project. Luther most certainly believed in the proper use of human reason. . . and philosophy. From The Disputation Concerning Man (1536, LW 34:136-144): 4. And it is certainly true that reason is the most important and the highest in rank among all things and, in [...]
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Posted in Philosophy on Apr 12th, 2009
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, alleluia! It may sound a little strange, but I’m finding it helpful to create a dictionary in order to understand myself. So, after a Holy Week hiatus, here are the definitions of some words that I’ll be using in upcoming posts. I’ll also create a tab at the [...]
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