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If occurs to me that church membership is becoming just as divided along widening ideological fault lines as the United States has become. And to that point, take note: in 2020 we had BLM protests across America, and LGBTQ+ rights protests across BYU campuses. As usual, Dr Moore, you go to the hear...

If this is the proposition - Radical orthodoxy is radical because it promotes bold exploration beyond what is familiar, and therefore rejects the obstinateness of fundamentalism. ... and this is the claim ... Those who embrace radical orthodoxy are not afraid to ask questions, and they eschew dogma...

Gadianton wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 01, 2020 4:07 am

Apologetics would probably work. Sunday School teachings are banal, but the intellectual history and justification of our banal teachings could be more interesting.

Yes, it could, Dean Robbers. It will be interesting to see whether they follow through and provide something of this nature.

Doctor Scratch wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:03 pm

Reverend--

Who is it that's pushing this idea?

Hello, Doctor. The idea of radical orthodoxy?

You, of course, are free to take that position although it cuts you off from the mainstream church. I’ve read through this document a couple of times now and I would have to say I’m a hundred percent on board with it’s content. As I’ve mentioned in this forum, I believe it’s a form and/or degree of...

Physics Guy wrote: ↑

Tue Dec 01, 2020 12:54 pm

So, Kwaku for grown-ups?

Kind of, yes. Not inasmuch as I think the two are polar opposites when it comes to thoughtfulness and sense of responsibility. The signatories to this statement are much more thoughtful and responsible than Kwaku is. In those respects they are light years apart.

Thanks for all of the great comments guys. In the morning light, what this looks to me is like putting a pair of groovy sunglasses on a bust of Gordon B. Hinckley. Wow! Cool dude! The Church is, like, true maaaannnnn! Take that you polygamists and librulz! We are, like, totes radical! We follow the ...

Right away, I am struck by what constitutes “orthodoxy” and qualifies as “radical.” Orthodox is defined as much by obedience to authority as anything, and that has little to do with the literal meaning of the word orthodox. “Radical,” according to Milbank’s usage, means to return to the roots. Here ...

Through my Facebook network of “friends” I was made aware of an interesting manifesto written and signed from a viewpoint that seems partly apologetic in nature. The title, perhaps borrowed from theologian John Milbank, is misleading: Radical Orthodoxy . See https://latterdayorthodoxy.org/?fbclid=Iw...

I find utterly fascinating the continued inclusion of the witness “testimonies” to the plates. On the one hand, it must seem necessary to provide some kind of corroboration of their simple existence. But as soon as one considers the actual value of the testimony provided, and the circumstances under...