Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Reformed Worldview: Life is Religion

"Against the dualism of fundamentalism, which RO also seeks to subvert, the Reformed tradition has always emphasized that 'life is religion' - that worship of doxology is not confined to a religious compartment of human existence but rather spills over into every sphere of human activity, from agriculture to commerce, from recreation to parenting. Insofar as a life of discipleship must be predicated upon God's revelation of himself, all of life is to be guided and shaped by this self-revelation of himself, all of life is to be guided and shaped by this self-revelation of the Creator."

James K.A. Smith, Introducing Radical Orthodoxy, p. 170

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Sunday, September 7, 2008

Confronting Fanatics (of any stripe?)

"In a head-on collision with Fanatics, the real problem is always the same: how can we possibly behave decently toward people so arrogantly ignorant that they believe, first, that they possess Christ's power to bestow salvation, second, that forcing us to memorize and regurgitate a few of their favorite Bible phrases and attend their church is that salvation, and third, that any discomfort, frustration, anger or disagreement we express in the face of their moronic barrages is due not to their astounding effrontery but to our sinfulness?"

David James Duncan, The Brothers K, p. 227

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