Theological development is largely an exercise in reaction and compensation. Theological emphases come along and respond to other, different or competing, emphases. This has happened over the last 30 years or so with the doctrine of justification among conservative Protestants. It has been known to Lutherans as the article of faith on which the church [...]
Month: June 2018
Who Do YOU Say that I Am: “Preferred Personal Pronouns,” Ethics, Language, and the Gospel, by Jeffery J. Ventrella, J.D., Ph.D.
The pressure rises on campus, in the public square, and in the church: Use someone’s “gender affirming” pronoun or be deemed “offensive” at best or a bigot at worst. And, in the Christian milieu, this is often seen as providing “passport” to affirm the trans-challenged individual or else risk permanently severing a [hypothetical subsequent] “gospel [...]
