Comments on: A Theological View of Philosophy http://mattwiebe.com/2007/10/a-theological-view-of-philosophy/ Matt Wiebe's blog about faith and life. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 07:34:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1-beta By: Matt http://mattwiebe.com/2007/10/a-theological-view-of-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-4834 Matt Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:47:36 +0000 http://mattwiebe.com/2007/10/a-theological-view-of-philosophy/#comment-4834 WTM, cheers for the comments and the recommendations. My excursions into Barth will have to stay on hold for the moment, as I am currently exploring philosophy a little more explicitly than theology (even though the lines between them are always vague and questionable). My Barth day of reckoning will come, no doubt. As to Vanhoozer, I've read a bit and again, will have to hold off for the moment. From what I've read of him, he seems to take some (but by no means all) of the "sting" out of postmodern philosophy for its Christian appropriation, and I'm currently more interested in the less tamed end of things. But still, Vanhoozer does not seem to be escapable in the postmodern theological milieu. WTM, cheers for the comments and the recommendations. My excursions into Barth will have to stay on hold for the moment, as I am currently exploring philosophy a little more explicitly than theology (even though the lines between them are always vague and questionable). My Barth day of reckoning will come, no doubt.

As to Vanhoozer, I’ve read a bit and again, will have to hold off for the moment. From what I’ve read of him, he seems to take some (but by no means all) of the “sting” out of postmodern philosophy for its Christian appropriation, and I’m currently more interested in the less tamed end of things. But still, Vanhoozer does not seem to be escapable in the postmodern theological milieu.

]]> By: WTM http://mattwiebe.com/2007/10/a-theological-view-of-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-4832 WTM Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:34:54 +0000 http://mattwiebe.com/2007/10/a-theological-view-of-philosophy/#comment-4832 Yes, the journey continues, but I think you are well on the way! Here are a few suggestions for pushing forward: (1) Check out Kevin VanHoozer's first chapter in the "Cambridge Companion to Postmodern Theology." If I recall correctly, he discusses ways in which Christian theology anticipates certain positive contributions of postmodernism, and your epistemological point may be included there. (2) Check out the first half of Karl Barth's "Church Dogmatics" 2.1. There you will find his theological epistemology, which is an attempt to apply the notions of 'sola gratia' and 'solus Christus' to epistemology. This certainly has resonances with your epistemological point about sin, and gives you quite a lot of material to digest and move forward with. Yes, the journey continues, but I think you are well on the way! Here are a few suggestions for pushing forward:

(1) Check out Kevin VanHoozer’s first chapter in the “Cambridge Companion to Postmodern Theology.” If I recall correctly, he discusses ways in which Christian theology anticipates certain positive contributions of postmodernism, and your epistemological point may be included there.

(2) Check out the first half of Karl Barth’s “Church Dogmatics” 2.1. There you will find his theological epistemology, which is an attempt to apply the notions of ‘sola gratia’ and ‘solus Christus’ to epistemology. This certainly has resonances with your epistemological point about sin, and gives you quite a lot of material to digest and move forward with.

]]> By: More Epistemological Sin » mattwiebe.com http://mattwiebe.com/2007/10/a-theological-view-of-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-4785 More Epistemological Sin » mattwiebe.com Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:05:47 +0000 http://mattwiebe.com/2007/10/a-theological-view-of-philosophy/#comment-4785 [...] About « A Theological View of Philosophy [...] […] About « A Theological View of Philosophy […]

]]> By: Matt http://mattwiebe.com/2007/10/a-theological-view-of-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-4784 Matt Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:18:11 +0000 http://mattwiebe.com/2007/10/a-theological-view-of-philosophy/#comment-4784 Hey Matthew, cheers for the comment. Your blog is in my feed reader, so comments may be forthcoming... Hey Matthew, cheers for the comment. Your blog is in my feed reader, so comments may be forthcoming…

]]> By: Matthew http://mattwiebe.com/2007/10/a-theological-view-of-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-4779 Matthew Sun, 21 Oct 2007 20:40:36 +0000 http://mattwiebe.com/2007/10/a-theological-view-of-philosophy/#comment-4779 Great post, and on top of the issues. Look to hear your thoughts on some posts I did on religious authority. www.matthewsblog.waynesborochurchofchrist.org Great post, and on top of the issues. Look to hear your thoughts on some posts I did on religious authority.

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]]> By: Matt http://mattwiebe.com/2007/10/a-theological-view-of-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-4753 Matt Fri, 19 Oct 2007 02:32:19 +0000 http://mattwiebe.com/2007/10/a-theological-view-of-philosophy/#comment-4753 Well, just remember that that this is how I characterize it and that I haven't heard any good "authority" put it like this, and that the way I've characterized things here will piss off Christians and postmodernists alike! :P Well, just remember that that this is how I characterize it and that I haven’t heard any good “authority” put it like this, and that the way I’ve characterized things here will piss off Christians and postmodernists alike! :P

]]> By: Cam http://mattwiebe.com/2007/10/a-theological-view-of-philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-4751 Cam Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:26:35 +0000 http://mattwiebe.com/2007/10/a-theological-view-of-philosophy/#comment-4751 A good summary Matt! Thanks for putting it this way, as I only get hints here and there of it. A good summary Matt! Thanks for putting it this way, as I only get hints here and there of it.

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