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biblicism

Biblicism Run Amok

February 19, 2020 by Randal

Ever wonder what biblicism run amok looks like? For a great example, consider this quote from R. Albert Mohler in his essay in the book Five Views on Biblical Inerrancy (hat tip to my student Rodney for the reference): “I do not allow any line of evidence from outside the Bible to nullify to the […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Albert Mohler, Bible, biblicism

“That’s Not Biblical”: Three Scary Words for any Evangelical to Hear

March 9, 2017 by Randal

So here’s the scene. You just finished reading a fascinating new book. It’s got you thinking about God in novel and exciting ways. You’re not sure how to process your thoughts, but you want to share it with somebody. And so you tell your friend from church. Then comes the reply: “That’s not biblical.” Three […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Bible, biblicism, dialogue, evangelicalism

Unbiblical Evangelicalism: Lessons from Rick Warren’s “Daniel Diet”

December 22, 2012 by Randal

The other day while watching an episode of Brian Williams’ program “Rock Center” I learned that Pastor Rick Warren is on a new crusade to lose weight, and help his Saddleback Church do the same. He’s lost fifty pounds so far and his church collective has dropped more than two hundred thousand pounds. Not only […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: biblicism, Christian Smith, hermeneutics, Rick Warren, The Daniel Diet

Rape, moral perception, and biblicism

August 14, 2012 by Randal

Jerry Shepherd offered an extended rebuttal to my article “Christian moral schizophrenia and psychopathy.” Reading through his comments I recognized that a single question could help us focus the issue of debate significantly and so I focused on the moral status of acts of rape:  “It seems quite clear that on your view it is […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: biblicism, Jerry Shepherd, moral epistemology, rape

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