Friday, December 8, 2017

Making the Case for Christianity and Responding to Racial Tension

Making the Case for Christianity and Responding to Racial Tension
Tru-ID [odcast home page
Approach to apologetics

  1. Mormon Rationale-h/s and prayer a basis for acceptc  of their faith--insufficient approach
  2.  Jesus had another approach as proof of his identity -miracles John 10
  3. Gospels reliable sources? Can these sources be tested?
  4.  4 criteria to test these using eyewitness testimony 
a. were they really there or present to witness Christ?
b. was their eyewitness testimony corroborative?
c. did they changer their story  consistent over time?
d. any hidden bias for lying?

    5. Resurrection true? role of philosophic naturalism   forensic faith
    6. G-d allows us a part in our own transformation- interested in a person's growth
    7. Accessing witnesses
    8.  role of secular humanism/naturalism
    9. blind faith/trust  adequate defense of belief/faith
  10  Matthew witness at first  not inclined t/b  reliable
  11  Question of the resurrection not just moderately important
  12  Philosophical naturalism  & repudiation of supernaturalism
  13  Real objections  rational  objective or irrational and emotional?

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The subtleties of racism by law enforcement
  1. White police  ultimate polarization
  2. highest bar of ethics in performance
  3. racist officers  fallen and sin nature
  4. systemic problem hiring from general population
  5. police racism a problem
  6. law suits down thew road and self preservation
  7. Jurors less likely to convict a bad shooting  for officer w  a  clean record
  8. boils down for hatred for "others"   fabricated reasons   sin nature   expressed in racism
  9. revival back to Christian world view not likely
  10. Conspiracy of law enforcement or hiring from gen. pop.
  11. proactive police action in preventing crime-- prior crime reports 1 wk previous basis for patrols
  12. centered ethical world view and intelligent policing 
  13. wearing cameras
  14. worst possible case scenarios
  15. denial of wrongdoing
  16. mistreatment by law enforcement
  17. Ro   7  natural v spir man   dualistic nature  we are all struggling  higher bar in police work
  18. TRU- ID PODCAST   Scott Lane
  19. Dr   Vincent Bantuj
ancient African Christianity and the Modern Church  other topics
  1. Christianity white man's religion
  2. Pastor St Louis MO  Jubilee Community Church   Ferguson episode
  3. early church antedating the W   educn highly esteemed
  4. eco/racial issues immigration   justc issues   W church declining
  5. theolog educ and justice
  6. diversity in seminaries
  7. ideological oppression to caucasian worldviews & perspectives--Christians of color
  8. pastoral ministry   desire to learn more how to do it.
  9. anti intellectualism in the black Church.   W CULTURAL CAPTIVITY OF THE CHURCH
  10. perceived in Native Amer reservations--W   white cultural imperialism global epidemic #1 obstacle to propagation of the Gospel which is transcultural
Cultural captivity   still a level thereof  Cultural isolation of the Persian Empire.
True Gospel transcultural  no sacred language.
Bible in African languages before itr came t/b transl into Latin/

transnational at Pentecost

ID with Roman Empire   4 c CE

THE CHURCH OF THE EAST  Winkler/Baum
Gospel perverted by White supremacy (41-42.2+)  not to keep us from the goodness of Christ
Racial reconciliation per Gospel     racial gaps-divides

systemic injustice
gospel to the culturally disenfranchised

"beautiful diversity  God's plan   c/n have unity w/o diversity   failure of color blindness

fullness of God's presence = multi ethnic context 

ethnic barriers  partnering of minorities

Reading Lists  stmt of dominant culture-- collaboration really overlooked  too disparate --amg minorities only for the conference
white artistic depictions of Jesus --Gospels for all colors and peoples.

intentional conquests and the fall of man

Jesus' saygs anti imperial  s/n be so in church
Philip Jenkins?   future christian
People of color marginalized   soc/racial injustc =fullness of gospel








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