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Apologetics and Worldview

Agenda. A brief consideration of purposeStatus of proposed 2007 BoCE worldview/apologetics curricula development workIdeas for further development. A brief consideration of purpose. Understanding the times[-] Uncertainty and turmoil of the post-Christian period[ ] David and the men of Issachar

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Apologetics and Worldview

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    1. Apologetics and Worldview 2007 Curricula Development at RLC George Wayne Member, BoCE

    2. Agenda A brief consideration of purpose Status of proposed 2007 BoCE worldview/apologetics curricula development work Ideas for further development

    3. A brief consideration of purpose Understanding the times [-] Uncertainty and turmoil of the post-Christian period [+] David and the men of Issachar The apologetical task Evangelism and the Resurrection The Christian worldview and cultural bridge-building Understanding the times– where are we now, and how did we get here? David gives a model of being informed that applies to the church and culture Is evangelism compatible with the search for historical Jesus? Are we becoming rational–Understanding the times– where are we now, and how did we get here? David gives a model of being informed that applies to the church and culture Is evangelism compatible with the search for historical Jesus? Are we becoming rational–

    4. Uncertainty and turmoil of the post-Christian period 100 years ago: Protestantism, Catholicism, and Judaism dominated the religious landscape. Immigration Act of 1965 eliminated quotas linked to national origin. Today: 3 in 4 Americans believe all religions have at least some elements of truth. Today: 70 percent think spiritual experiences are the most important aspect of religion, not a written text or set of dogmas James P. Eckman, The Truth About Worldviews : A Biblical Understanding of Worldview Alternatives (Wheaton Ill.: Crossway Books, 2004)

    5. Uncertainty and turmoil of the post-Christian period – con’t Today: 70 percent of Christians, said Christians should be tolerant of people of other faiths and leave them alone. Today: Only 24 percent of Christians thought it was a Christian’s duty to convert members of other faiths. James P. Eckman, The Truth About Worldviews : A Biblical Understanding of Worldview Alternatives (Wheaton Ill.: Crossway Books, 2004), and a 2002 US News & World Report/PBS

    6. Uncertainty and turmoil of the post-Christian period often called postmodernism A radical hermeneutic. The reader/viewer determines the meaning of the text/images. A radical relativism. The self defines reality. (cf. Judges 17:6) A radical pluralism. The consequence of 1 and 2: no religion, theory, philosophy has a corner on truth. A radical morality. Every culture develops its own morals, and no other culture has the right to judge another’s value system. (i.e., multiculturalism) A radical pragmatism. Since there are no absolutes and every decision is based upon the needs of the moment, whatever works becomes “the new truth.” This is now the basic thought framework of the West.

    7. Uncertainty and turmoil of the post-Christian period -intolerance From: “There is no country in the whole world, in which the Christian religion retains a greater influence over the souls of men than in America and there can be no greater proof of its utility, and of its conformity to human nature, than that its influence is most powerfully felt over the most enlightened and free nation of the earth.” Alexis de Toqueville; Democracy in America; 1835 [cf. Schaeffer’s “Christian Consensus”] To: “I hope to show that the very idea of religious tolerance – born of the notion that every human being should be free to believe whatever he wants about God – is one of the principal forces driving us toward the abyss.” Sam Harris; The End of Faith; 2004; Page 15 [cf. Schaeffer’s “personal peace and affluency”]

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