-
-
Contact me:
-
ehurst@radixfidem.blog
Categories
Tag Archives: intellectual traditions
Non-emergent-cy
During the first decade of this century, there was an awful lot of noise among the new generation of Christians about the emergent or emerging church. It’s gone pretty quiet lately, but the people and movement behind that label are … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged ecclesiology, emerging church, intellectual traditions, postmodernism, radix fidem, western christianity
2 Comments
Laying Claim to Shalom
While attending college at Oklahoma Baptist University in the mid-1970s, a lot of good things happened to me. I don’t remember them as good years in my life, but the Lord was at work, reshaping me. One of the most … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged ancient hebrew culture, ANE, eastern cultures, faith, intellectual traditions, religion, scripture
Comments Off on Laying Claim to Shalom
Project: Theological Topics
Ask questions, because I can’t possibly think of everything by myself. I sense the leading of the Lord to address some of the major theological topics commonly discussed among Western Christians. Look for titles that start with “Theology and Practice.” … Continue reading
Posted in teaching
Tagged intellectual traditions, religion, theology
Comments Off on Project: Theological Topics
AI Is the Wrong Path
People talk about AI and the prospect of electronic sentience, but they have no idea. It was a tech support house call. When I walked into the lady’s computer room, her machine told me everything was alright. That is, it … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged computer technology, Creation, heart-mind, intellectual traditions, moral discernment, quantum reality, sensory heart
Comments Off on AI Is the Wrong Path
Quandary: Logic and Morals
I keep hoping I’ve got it explained, but from time to time, questions come up indicating that, for at least one person, I came up short. This business of moral reasoning throws people off the track. In the first place, … Continue reading
Posted in eldercraft
Tagged ANE, epistemology, intellect, intellectual traditions, Moral reasoning, mysticism, pure reason, spirituality, western biases
2 Comments
Logic: Category Error
Someone offline asked for my explanation of Category Error. I’ve touched on this before. On this one I’m not happy with the way Wikipedia handles the topic, so I won’t refer to it. Perhaps my answer here will meet with … Continue reading
Posted in social sciences
Tagged Category Error, epistemology, Hebrew Scripture, history, intellect, intellectual traditions, mortality, mysticism, philosophy
Comments Off on Logic: Category Error
Job 8
Now it’s Bildad’s turn to get it wrong. He continues pressing the false dichotomy and worse. Bildad begins with less courtesy than Eliphaz, suggesting Job is a windbag. His rhetorical question misses the point. This is not a matter of … Continue reading
Posted in bible
Tagged culture, divine revelation, human tradition, intellectual traditions, legalism, scripture
Comments Off on Job 8
The Power of Transparency
“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” This is a distinctly Hebrew concept, though it is recognized in other cultures. In Hebrew intellectual traditions, the heart is the seat of the will, the seat of your … Continue reading
Posted in sanity
Tagged blessed are the pure in heart, intellectual traditions, moral consciousness, moral purity, mysticism, peace, psychology, religion, scripture, spirituality
Comments Off on The Power of Transparency