Overview of Sources of the Self by Charles Taylor

Overview of Sources of the Self by Charles Taylor

Taylor, Charles. Sources of the Self: The Making of the Modern Identity. Cambridge,
MA: Harvard University Press, 1989. (521 pages) 

This book is ridiculously long and detailed as Charles Taylor traces the concept of the modern identity’s development across the ages.  While he brings up legitimate concerns related to individualism, he points out that a value for the individual is a biblical principle that is emphasized in modern developments of self.  This principle of individuality has significant benefits for culture and the church. 

Answering More Arguments for Women Pastors | The Roles of Men and Women in the Church and the Home | Part 6

Answering More Arguments for Women Pastors | The Roles of Men and Women in the Church and the Home | Part 6

This post is part of a series on the roles of men and women in the Church and the Home. This particular post answers some of the common arguments made by egalitarians before addressing the wider corner related to biblical epistemology and gender roles. How can we stand against the LGBTQ mob if we don’t stand on Scripture consistently?

What About Passages in Which Women Seem to Have Authority? | The Roles of Men and Women in the Church and the Home | Part 5

What About Passages in Which Women Seem to Have Authority? | The Roles of Men and Women in the Church and the Home | Part 5

The issue of the roles of women in the Church has become a divisive topic in recent years, one that is tied to other volatile topics such as feminism and Critical Theory. This series of blog posts is designed to address the issue and answer the common objections to biblical gender roles in the Church. This particular post answers some of the common arguments made from Church history related to women honored for their service to the Church.

Answering Arguments for Women Pastors | The Roles of Men and Women in the Church and the Home | Part 4

Answering Arguments for Women Pastors | The Roles of Men and Women in the Church and the Home | Part 4

The issue of the roles of women in the Church has become a divisive topic in recent years, one that is tied to other volatile topics such as feminism and Critical Theory. This series of blog posts is designed to address the issue and answer the common objections to biblical gender roles in the Church. This particular post answers some of the common arguments made by egalitarians.

Did They Have Female Pastors In Church History? | The Roles of Men and Women in the Church and the Home | Part 2

Did They Have Female Pastors In Church History? | The Roles of Men and Women in the Church and the Home | Part 2

The reality is that there has been near-universal agreement on the issue of male-only headship in the Church until the 19th century. Antoinette Brown Blackwell is thought to be the first “female pastor” to be ordained in a recognized denomination. Even then, it was only liberal denominations that implemented any form of female authority. While egalitarians will appeal to “a diversity of interpretations” on the passages at hand, the idea that theologians have interpreted it differently gives the wrong idea.

Can Women Be Pastors? | The Roles of Men and Women in the Church and the Home | Part 1

Can Women Be Pastors? | The Roles of Men and Women in the Church and the Home | Part 1

The issue of the roles of women in the Church has become a divisive topic in recent years, one that is tied to other volatile topics such as feminism and Critical Theory. This series of blog posts is designed to address the issue and answer the common objections to biblical gender roles in the Church. The question of female elders/pastors has come to the forefront in evangelical circles over the last few years. The discussion warrants theological reflection. Approaching the issue requires a definition of terms with the recognition that proponents of the respective views may hold nuanced positions within them.

Obedient Disobedience, Part 3: Injustice by Statute and the Proclamation of the Gospel

Obedient Disobedience, Part 3: Injustice by Statute and the Proclamation of the Gospel

I write this, because we have an obedience problem in Evangelical Christianity. Scores of “pastors” wrongly applied Romans 13 in order to obey unlawful virus mandates in defiance of God’s plain command that we not forsake the assembly (Hebrews 10:23-25). These same “pastors” scrambled to to take Payment Protection loans in order to preserve their own salaries. In doing so, they rendered to Caesar that which is God’s. They will answer to Him for having abandoned their post, forsaking the church which He bought with His blood (Acts 20:28).

Obedient Disobedience, Part 2: Joyful Suffering and the Perfect Plan of God

Obedient Disobedience, Part 2: Joyful Suffering and the Perfect Plan of God

It is no surprise that the false prophets of modern Christianity falsely prophesied a Trump re-election. They hoped against hope that a lecherous narcissist would defend Christians from an impending wave of persecution from child murderers. Instead of throwing their children into a Moloch furnace, these idolaters threw their testimonies into the dumpster fire of American politics and hoped the result would be safety and prosperity. Incidentally, the leftists did the same thing, hoping instead to retain their “wokeism” and praise of men by way of virtue signaling.