[εις επαινον δοξης αυτου] New comment on Art and Theology.
Matthew LaPine has left a new comment on your post "Art and Theology":
Chris, to your first post, I think part of the answer is that evangelical Christianity tends to be sentimental; it glorifies false and shallow happiness because it thinks genuine faith is in great danger if it honestly grapples with evil and pain. It's my opinion that pain and suffering is a necessary antagonist to create genuine faith. What's ironic is that the systemic effort to eliminate all sorts of suffering through scientific endeavors has only produced more profound internal suffering. So Christian faith is actually hypocrisy because in the spirit of the age, it denies pain its proper place and pretends that the internal struggles do not exist.
Posted by Matthew LaPine to εις επαινον δοξης αυτου at 7:34 PM
Chris, to your first post, I think part of the answer is that evangelical Christianity tends to be sentimental; it glorifies false and shallow happiness because it thinks genuine faith is in great danger if it honestly grapples with evil and pain. It's my opinion that pain and suffering is a necessary antagonist to create genuine faith. What's ironic is that the systemic effort to eliminate all sorts of suffering through scientific endeavors has only produced more profound internal suffering. So Christian faith is actually hypocrisy because in the spirit of the age, it denies pain its proper place and pretends that the internal struggles do not exist.
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