tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post5147893993185983899..comments2024-03-26T11:33:59.219-06:00Comments on Religion in American History: Wheaton College and IslamPaul Harveyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13881964303772343114noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-23320868222984022792015-12-20T19:30:55.223-07:002015-12-20T19:30:55.223-07:00The question for religious colleges is are they fi...<br /><br />The question for religious colleges is are they first religious institutions, or are they "intellectual" ones? A look at most Catholic colleges, say Notre Dame and Georgetown, indicates they have chosen the latter course, but many Catholic critics ask, why bother if you're indistinguishable from the secular ones?<br /><br />Do Christians and Muslims worship the same God? Perhaps more interestingly, do Mormons? <br /><br />Were this a question about Mormonism, would certain quarters of the intellectual world have much of an interest in this matter? Perhaps this is all about Donald Trump? ;-)<br /><br />Regardless, Wheaton has clearly decided it's foremost a religious institution, and so, what Wheaton does in this matter is no outsider's business. Further, in Wheaton's view, theological truth is not subjective: Teaching this theological error is no more acceptable than teaching creationism is to a secular institution.<br /><br /><i>"[W]e dare not be complacent about confused and erroneous thinking about God, in ourselves or in others. If anybody’s thoughts about God are sufficiently confused and erroneous, then he will fail to be thinking about the true and living God at all; and just because God alone can draw the line, none of us is in a position to say that a given error is not serious enough to be harmful."--Catholic philosopher Peter Geach </i><br /><br />http://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2013/06/geach-on-worshipping-right-god.html<br /><br />Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-11877155087343169212015-12-19T12:39:42.300-07:002015-12-19T12:39:42.300-07:00Thanks for the link John. It's helpful in the ...Thanks for the link John. It's helpful in the debate over the theological issues. Karen Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298655303333943968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-5052463964791377432015-12-19T09:30:22.788-07:002015-12-19T09:30:22.788-07:00As a Wheaton alum (MA '82) and former History ...As a Wheaton alum (MA '82) and former History instructor who retains a fond regard for Wheaton, warts and all, I've written a couple of posts on this controversy that might interest you and your readers: http://www.johnstackhouse.com/2015/12/16/do-muslims-and-christians-worship-the-same-god/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16857872955482791425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-46141990309751742392015-12-19T07:39:14.266-07:002015-12-19T07:39:14.266-07:00I think your questions are good ones Janine and I ...I think your questions are good ones Janine and I don't know the answers. The community covenant deals with theology which shouldn't change for a person depending on the venue but how people say things may differ in different contexts. You point to significant issues that really get to the heart of social media and how it shapes our reality today. Someone recently was commenting how social media feels as ephemeral as a verbal conversation but in some ways may be more permanent than traditional print. Karen Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298655303333943968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-92190775627647471092015-12-18T22:29:49.877-07:002015-12-18T22:29:49.877-07:00I also appreciate your nuanced and well-balanced c...I also appreciate your nuanced and well-balanced commentary (especially about the role of students, and the reason Wheaton takes this comment so seriously). I have been following and have questions that nobody has addressed yet. For example, is anyone discussing the extent to which Facebook statements ought to be subjected to this scrutiny? Or, is anything one says in any context subjectible to scrutiny on the basis of the community covenant? Janine Giordano Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15743145462085629472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-11036803894788191632015-12-18T14:28:40.788-07:002015-12-18T14:28:40.788-07:00Thanks for your comment, Kevin.Thanks for your comment, Kevin.Karen Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298655303333943968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37589721331585843.post-12535438572994729102015-12-18T13:53:30.285-07:002015-12-18T13:53:30.285-07:00Karen, thanks for shedding light on this tricky si...Karen, thanks for shedding light on this tricky situation. A lot of smart people are seeing this with a particular point of view, but your insights, as well as examples from recent history, help make sense of what's going on. Thanks.Kevin M. Schultzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10983890538804950630noreply@blogger.com