Last week I shared a talk I recently went to, by Dr. Joseph Stuart, about the different ways that the Church interacted with the Enlightenment in the 18th and 19th centuries. I’ve been thinking about that talk over the past week. He spoke about how the Church responded to the Enlightenment in three ways: conflict, engagement, and retreat. He discussed how all of these approaches could be positive or negative (depending on how they were done), all three of them are necessary (though not everyone has to do all of them).
Excellent article!! Informative and spot on. Only issue I have is with your statement about reasonable public health guidelines and policies. If you’re referring to masks and social distancing, I agree. But history is proving that the so-called vaccines were a money grab and train wreck in my opinion. I’m speaking as someone who complied.
Great article Paul. If we carry forward an awareness of the wrongs the Church in times of power has committed, we can take our place in society as a humble Church, and have much to offer. I think if we continue to push for power, trample on the dignity of others and deny our wrongdoing, we could be looking at French Revolution 2.0
Excellent article!! Informative and spot on. Only issue I have is with your statement about reasonable public health guidelines and policies. If you’re referring to masks and social distancing, I agree. But history is proving that the so-called vaccines were a money grab and train wreck in my opinion. I’m speaking as someone who complied.
Keep up the great work!!
Great article Paul. If we carry forward an awareness of the wrongs the Church in times of power has committed, we can take our place in society as a humble Church, and have much to offer. I think if we continue to push for power, trample on the dignity of others and deny our wrongdoing, we could be looking at French Revolution 2.0