Benjamin Corey over at Formerly Fundie offers 10 reasons why reading the Bible makes us (or at least him) more progressive. And Jesus Creed had a lively discussion on this post. In this post I wanted to share my perspective on some of his list and provide 5 things the progressive movement misses when they read their Bible.
Five parts of the Bible the Progressive movement misses
We’ve looked at Zombie outbreaks in Sardis and Ephesus. But Zombie outbreaks were not confined to these areas. John Wesley himself often dealt with them.
converse sparingly and warily with them that are dead while they live
In January 1748, John Wesley recounts a time when a zombie horde (mob) attacked him at William Stone’s house (reminiscent of a Night of the Living Dead movie) and how he barely escaped with his life. Continue reading
Stephen Hawking in his book – A Brief History of Time describes the quest to understand the universe we live in:
And our goal is nothing less than a complete description of the universe we live in. … if we find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason – for then we would know the mind of God.
Throughout the book Hawking describes general relativity, quantum mechanics, and string theory, trying to help those of us who are not uber-physicists get a handle on how the universe works.
But Wright reminds us that the way space, time, and matter are viewed and studied today are very different than how first century Jewish people would have understood them and how they fit within them. Their worldview would center on their covenant relationship with God. Continue reading
Dead Heroes Don't Save 