As part of the current discussion on the origins of the Fundamentalism/Modernism controversy, I present the following paragraph from Charles Augustus Briggs’s address at Union Theological Seminary in 1891, The Authority of Holy Scripture. The third barrier is the authenticity of the Scriptures. The only authenticity we are concerned about in seeking for the divine […]
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Christianity is inconsistent with the present social condition of New York, and the other great cities of the world. We have no right to the name of Christians; we bring reproach on the name of Jesus Christ; we dishonor the God of the Bible, and are stumbling-blocks in the way of the suffering multitudes, obstructing
Briggs on the relationship between the gospel and our obedience to Jesus’ commands Read More »
“[The] antidote to modernism is not Fundamentalism, but Calvinism.” (R. Scott Clark, Recovering the Reformed Confession, p. 47) Fundamentalism has its roots in dispensational premillennialism of the late 19th century. It’s labeled as a “conservative” movement, but in a sense it isn’t. Not really. I say this because the term conservatism usually indicates a desire
Verbal Inerrancy, Word for Word, or, How Conservative is Fundamentalism, Really? Read More »
The word Fundamentalism was once a proper noun referring to the conservative religious movement that pushed back against old-school Protestant liberalism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The label has come to be applied much more broadly, even in use now to describe ultra-conservative factions in various religions, not just Christian. Recently someone
Calvary Chapel and Fundamentalism Read More »
A few years ago, while evaluating what position I was going to take during a congregational vote regarding the adoption of a certain confession, I started researching various theological interpretations of Genesis 1-3. I came across the framework theory, best formulated by Lee Irons and Meredith Kline. The framework view presents Genesis 1 in two
I have become a theistic evolutionist Read More »
The first barrier that obstructs the way to the Bible is superstition. We are accustomed to attach superstition to the Roman Catholic Mariolatry, Hagiolatry, and the use of images and pictures and other external things in worship. But superstition is no less superstition if it take the form of Bibliolatry… [T]he Bible has no magical
Charles A. Briggs on Bibliolatry Read More »
A lot has happened in the last year. I became a member of a mainline church, though we cannot attend very often with our little kids, and my wife’s disability—there simply isn’t enough time in the weekend for me to keep up with chores, and some Sundays my wife is just in so much pain
I Have Issues With… Read More »
Action news reported tonight that the coroner’s report was released today. The medical examiner confirmed Lydia Schatz died from rhabdomyolysis resulting from the torture and abuse she suffered at the hands of her parents, who whipped their children with 1/4″ plumbing supply line because it was endorsed by fundamentalist preacher Michael Pearl as the biblical
I’ve seen many episodes of Law & Order in which persons in authority or otherwise powerful positions such as authors, preachers, TV & radio personalities, etc., were considered just as responsible as the actual perpetrators who did what they told them to. My wife found a blog in which a woman was commenting on the
The Devil Who Made Them Do It… Read More »
The most in-depth coverage I found so far was posted on the Paradise Post overnight. I have included it below for preservation because the Post seems to have a short news cycle, archiving their articles rather quickly to a section that requires user registration. The good news is that the other child is expected to
Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows… Read More »