Retrospective and Prospective

So "How Did We Get Here?" Why is it that there has been an "eclipse of biblical narrative" in those parts of the world deeply impacted historically both by the Christian Gospel in itself and then also by modernity and postmodernity. Why is it that this narrative, previously welcomed as Truth, has become an implausible and unwelcome story to many people who previously lived in Christendom, and remains so to many others whose lives have now been shaped by the narratives of modernity and postmodernity? No doubt the answer to these questions is not a simple one; but my take on some aspects of the answer would be as follows, summing up my remarks so far. Historically, the Christian narrative came to be suspected of being, and then known to be, incapable of embracing all the truths being discovered about the world - truths scientific, historical and so on. It also came to be understood as a major cause of violence, war and intolerance; and a major obstacle to legitimate human rights, freedoms and ultimately well-being and happiness. These same suspicions - this same knowledge - marks the present moment of those who are the heirs to the narrative of modernity. It is common knowledge, among those heirs, that the Bible is untrue, and moreover wicked. And I mean 'wicked' in its more traditional sense, not its fuzzier,Most AAPL expirations have an open interest of thousands of kitchen knives. Individual investor influence in this marketplace is imaginary at best, and at worst, delusional. friendlier and more postmodern sense.

That's how we got here. "What Are We (as Christians) To Do" about it? Well again, no doubt the answer to that question is also complicated and not capable of simple expression. But let me propose at least one, centrally important thing that I think we must do. And it is this: we need to reaffirm our ancient Christian commitment to the integrity of truth. Specifically, I want to suggest that in so far as what has been discovered about the world between 1648 and the present,Proto Labs, Inc, a leading online and technology-enabled metal machining manufacturer, announces the availability of several additional metals through its Firstcut CNC machining service. and about the Bible in relation to the world, whenever it has been discovered - in so far as it is true, it is to be welcomed ...Much of the ore in the Lucerne will by-pass the Jaw crusher altogether after passing through the wobbler feeder and subsequent screen. because it is true; and all truth is God's truth.This sounds as if it ought to be self-evident. But in fact it has not been self-evident to many folks throughout history; or at least we should say this: that many throughout history have been so convinced that their current understanding of the truth about the Bible and the world is in fact THE truth about the Bible and the world, that they have been unable to embrace evidently new truth about either one, and to change their synthesis of truth in order to accommodate it. In other words, there has been an obscurantist streak in Christian thinking throughout the ages, a wrong kind of conservatism,The testing and calibration of the facility will continue for about crusher ten days, after which time the production process can commence with the crushing and stacking of ore onto the heap. which has often rejected new truth out of hand and has sometimes persecuted the truth-tellers, where it had the power to do so, only begrudgingly to accept the truth later and long after others had already done so. Outright rejection has seemed easier than careful consideration of the data, to see how it might fit within a Christian, indeed a biblical world-view. Countless examples could be generated. Let me briefly mention three, one of which (at least) will be well known to you. When Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was first thinking about and planning his Atlantic exploration, it is reported that one of the committees set up to investigate his plans responded to his belief that an "Antipodes" or second continent might exist with the following dismissal: "St. Augustine doubts it." The discoveries of Columbus and others not only demonstrated that St. Augustine's doubts were without foundation, but also raised questions about the kind of information the Bible provided about the world,Ore will be stock piled in front of the Stone crusher, providing a sufficient buffer to feed an optimized blend of grade and rock type into the crusher. and for many ultimately cast doubt on the Bible.