[εις επαινον δοξης αυτου] New comment on Ideas Have Consequences, citation #1.

lilrabbi has left a new comment on your post "Ideas Have Consequences, citation #1":

"As far as I can tell, that definition fundamentally changes the meaning of the word "religion" from "systematized structure of actions of relating to God" to "theology", or "anything and everything one thinks about God.""

That is exactly the point. Isn't it disturbing that anything and everything we think about God and His creation is what forms our culture? It makes us consider our culture (our own, personally, at least to begin with) what its end is.

How we think and feel about God is the most important thing about us, for that is our religion. Everything we do comes from that source.

It may be the legacy of Fundamentalism's arminian roots that we think subscribing to a set of doctrinal statements is what constitutes our faith. It is deeper than that, ask Jonathan Edwards (or Paul!).

Joey, I agree with you that this conversation wasn't very good. For my part, I need to be more efficient with my words:-)



Posted by lilrabbi to εις επαινον δοξης αυτου at 9:30 AM