Comments on: Pluralism and the Witness of an Open Community http://www.reclaimingthemission.com/pluralism-and-the-witness-of-an-open-community/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:46:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David Fitch http://www.reclaimingthemission.com/pluralism-and-the-witness-of-an-open-community/comment-page-1/#comment-716 David Fitch Sat, 03 Feb 2007 18:17:00 +0000 http://nathancolquhoun1.wordpress.com/2007/02/03/pluralism-and-the-witness-of-an-open-community/#comment-716 peter .. excellent question .. and perhaps the right question as we navigate the culture of pluralism as a community of linguistic practice. Thanks to knsheppard ... I agree with your remarks .. although the reasons why I start with Rawls versus Taylor (and Berlin) is because of the ways Rawls has sought to extend the Lockean democratic liberalism that I believe founds the whole enterprise of pluralism. <br /><br />And now to Jerry ... I am going to go back and rewrite this ... this afternoon ... extract the essence from the academic ... I want this blog to be beyond an academic exercise. peter .. excellent question .. and perhaps the right question as we navigate the culture of pluralism as a community of linguistic practice. Thanks to knsheppard … I agree with your remarks .. although the reasons why I start with Rawls versus Taylor (and Berlin) is because of the ways Rawls has sought to extend the Lockean democratic liberalism that I believe founds the whole enterprise of pluralism.

And now to Jerry … I am going to go back and rewrite this … this afternoon … extract the essence from the academic … I want this blog to be beyond an academic exercise.

]]> By: knsheppard http://www.reclaimingthemission.com/pluralism-and-the-witness-of-an-open-community/comment-page-1/#comment-715 knsheppard Sat, 03 Feb 2007 16:33:00 +0000 http://nathancolquhoun1.wordpress.com/2007/02/03/pluralism-and-the-witness-of-an-open-community/#comment-715 I suppose I wouldn't have thought that Rawls was the theorist to look to when discussing political or cultural pluralism. Wouldn't more immediate candidates include Isaiah Berlin and his student Charles Taylor, among others? <br /><br />Having said that, Yoder seems to have thought through some of the political and cultural consequences of the pluralist situation we find ourselves in, in a way that perhaps McLaren has not, or at least not in his writings. And this is something I find I'm left wanting in the writing of EC discussions. I do however think the hope for Christian witness in community lies in a pluralist future, and that there is a burden upon us to articulate that to the wider Christian community as something to embrace. I suppose I wouldn’t have thought that Rawls was the theorist to look to when discussing political or cultural pluralism. Wouldn’t more immediate candidates include Isaiah Berlin and his student Charles Taylor, among others?

Having said that, Yoder seems to have thought through some of the political and cultural consequences of the pluralist situation we find ourselves in, in a way that perhaps McLaren has not, or at least not in his writings. And this is something I find I’m left wanting in the writing of EC discussions. I do however think the hope for Christian witness in community lies in a pluralist future, and that there is a burden upon us to articulate that to the wider Christian community as something to embrace.

]]> By: Peter http://www.reclaimingthemission.com/pluralism-and-the-witness-of-an-open-community/comment-page-1/#comment-714 Peter Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:14:00 +0000 http://nathancolquhoun1.wordpress.com/2007/02/03/pluralism-and-the-witness-of-an-open-community/#comment-714 A question I have is, "What is the content of the statement 'Jesus is Lord' and who is the 'no other God?'" It seems to me there must be clarity about these proclamations within the believing community in order for the Church to have a place at the table in the conversation. <br /><br />By clarity I do not mean exhaustive knowledge (only God has that). For me clarity is more an iconic reality. Our ideas and language must be clear and correct (to the degree we can be correct) not so we can control God and others. Clarity about these notions serves the Church's need to have a less opaque window to see the Lord. A question I have is, “What is the content of the statement ‘Jesus is Lord’ and who is the ‘no other God?’” It seems to me there must be clarity about these proclamations within the believing community in order for the Church to have a place at the table in the conversation.

By clarity I do not mean exhaustive knowledge (only God has that). For me clarity is more an iconic reality. Our ideas and language must be clear and correct (to the degree we can be correct) not so we can control God and others. Clarity about these notions serves the Church’s need to have a less opaque window to see the Lord.

]]> By: Missional Jerry http://www.reclaimingthemission.com/pluralism-and-the-witness-of-an-open-community/comment-page-1/#comment-712 Missional Jerry Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:35:00 +0000 http://nathancolquhoun1.wordpress.com/2007/02/03/pluralism-and-the-witness-of-an-open-community/#comment-712 I think i just got a headache.<br /><br />Gonna print this and read again before I even try to comment! I think i just got a headache.

Gonna print this and read again before I even try to comment!

]]> By: Missional Jerry http://www.reclaimingthemission.com/pluralism-and-the-witness-of-an-open-community/comment-page-1/#comment-713 Missional Jerry Sat, 03 Feb 2007 04:35:00 +0000 http://nathancolquhoun1.wordpress.com/2007/02/03/pluralism-and-the-witness-of-an-open-community/#comment-713 I think i just got a headache.<br /><br />Gonna print this and read again before I even try to comment! I think i just got a headache.

Gonna print this and read again before I even try to comment!

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