http://www.positiveliberty.com/2007/10/catos-symposium-on-political-theology.html Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:36:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.positiveliberty.com/2007/10/catos-symposium-on-political-theology.html#comment-692886 Cato Unbound » Blog Archive » Best of the Blogs: Jonathan Rowe on American Political Theology Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:28:13 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/2007/10/catos-symposium-on-political-theology.html#comment-692886 [...] Symposium on Political Theology by Jonathan Rowe Positive Liberty October 14th, [...] [...] Symposium on Political Theology by Jonathan Rowe Positive Liberty October 14th, [...]

]]> http://www.positiveliberty.com/2007/10/catos-symposium-on-political-theology.html#comment-483257 Positive Liberty » Don’t Ever Say… Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:46:24 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/2007/10/catos-symposium-on-political-theology.html#comment-483257 [...] I’m not willing to let the other side have its say. Chess master Kristo Miettinen reacts to my essay on American political theology reproduced by the Cato Institute. He sent me this via email. I’ll respond later. Hi Jon! [...] [...] I’m not willing to let the other side have its say. Chess master Kristo Miettinen reacts to my essay on American political theology reproduced by the Cato Institute. He sent me this via email. I’ll respond later. Hi Jon! [...]

]]> http://www.positiveliberty.com/2007/10/catos-symposium-on-political-theology.html#comment-424793 don Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:50:30 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/2007/10/catos-symposium-on-political-theology.html#comment-424793 Chuck, I would suggest that rather than God revealing himself differently to the writers of the New and Old Testaments, it appears that Christians and Jews worship different Gods. As do Protestants and Catholics and Mormons. And so on. Chuck,
I would suggest that rather than God revealing himself differently to the writers of the New and Old Testaments, it appears that Christians and Jews worship different Gods. As do Protestants and Catholics and Mormons. And so on.

]]> http://www.positiveliberty.com/2007/10/catos-symposium-on-political-theology.html#comment-421550 Explicit Atheist Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:51:18 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/2007/10/catos-symposium-on-political-theology.html#comment-421550 Chuck Tinker, I fail to see how traditional Christian belief(s) are consistent with "Nature’s God was theologically unitarian, universalist (did not eternally damn anyone) syncretist (most or all world religions worshipped Him), partially inspired the Christian Scriptures, and man’s reason was ultimate device for understanding Him." The first of these concepts is more Jewish than Christian. Chuck Tinker, I fail to see how traditional Christian belief(s) are consistent with “Nature’s God was theologically unitarian, universalist (did not eternally damn anyone) syncretist (most or all world religions worshipped Him), partially inspired the Christian Scriptures, and man’s reason was ultimate device for understanding Him.” The first of these concepts is more Jewish than Christian.

]]> http://www.positiveliberty.com/2007/10/catos-symposium-on-political-theology.html#comment-421327 Chuck Tinker Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:48:44 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/2007/10/catos-symposium-on-political-theology.html#comment-421327 One should differentiate between the way God interacted with humanity in the Jewish Bible (Old Testament) and the way God interacted with humanity in the New Testament. The same God, but a very different basis of interaction, see John's Gospel and Paul's Epistles. What God revealed of himself in the New Testament is much more in tune with the instruments of the American founders. One should differentiate between the way God interacted with humanity in the Jewish Bible (Old Testament) and the way God interacted with humanity in the New Testament. The same God, but a very different basis of interaction, see John’s Gospel and Paul’s Epistles. What God revealed of himself in the New Testament is much more in tune with the instruments of the American founders.

]]> http://www.positiveliberty.com/2007/10/catos-symposium-on-political-theology.html#comment-421215 Explicit Atheist Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:25:40 +0000 http://positiveliberty.com/2007/10/catos-symposium-on-political-theology.html#comment-421215 I don't know the basis for Bloom etc. arguing Locke and company were closet atheists, but if it is just that Locke and company knew that what they were promoting wasn't biblical and they tried to cover up this fact to be more acceptable to their audience, I don't think that alone is sufficient justification for calling them atheists. Christopher Hitchens argues Jefferson was an atheist, which also sounds somewhat far-fetched. There needs to be sufficient positive evidence to label someone atheist and as of now I have never heard of such evidence for Locke or any of the key founders. After all, atheism was rare in the 18th century. I don’t know the basis for Bloom etc. arguing Locke and company were closet atheists, but if it is just that Locke and company knew that what they were promoting wasn’t biblical and they tried to cover up this fact to be more acceptable to their audience, I don’t think that alone is sufficient justification for calling them atheists. Christopher Hitchens argues Jefferson was an atheist, which also sounds somewhat far-fetched. There needs to be sufficient positive evidence to label someone atheist and as of now I have never heard of such evidence for Locke or any of the key founders. After all, atheism was rare in the 18th century.

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