Why should you care if something called Liberation Theology even exists? For several reasons, really: 1) Liberation Theology—we will call it LT hereafter—flourishes in Central and South America where it encounters various agencies of the Christian Reformed Church (you might, incidentally, like to know what these agencies think of LT); 2) LT has some appeal […]
Lacking the integrity openly to disclaim Christian commitment, Liberation Theology is obliged to warp the Bible, disdain the Church, and fabricate a “theology” drawn from Marxist premises in order to keep its commitments to Marxism. That will be obvious before we are through. Basing our study entirely on Gutierrez’ A Theology of Liberation, we will […]
An old saying has it that the mountain heaved . . . and brought forth a mouse! We have thus far observed that Liberation Theology (hereafter L T) claims to engage in brand new “theological reflection” and . . . brings forth old-line Marxism! We also noted that to accomplish this unique performance, LT robs the […]
(Edwin Mellen Press, 1993, Vol. 1 in 2 Parts, 1033 pp.) In this issue of The Outlook we are featuring three opinion pieces which are based on recently published books (and one videotape). Because they are serious reflections on issues raised in the books, we are treating them as articles rather than book reviews, with […]
8. What does Oberman say Holtrop is up to? In his “Foreword” Oberman writes, “This study is at once courageous and significant. It is courageous because Philip Holtrop brings an ‘ugly Calvin’ out of the closet….” (p. xvii). (That was not among the credits Holtrop awards himself, but it is a, if not the, dominant […]
The CRC is bureaucracy-ridden. How come? Well, once upon a time a bureau, or board, or agency, or committee was created to get a job done. Work was projected for an executive and staff; funds were provided by the parent body. Once in place, who was strong enough to disrupt so cozy an arrangement? The […]
A bureau is a unit created by a community to serve certain specific needs. Such a bureau can be called a board or an agency or a department, all meaning the same thing, namely an entity made and maintained to serve the whole. In the CRC we call our bureaus by various names: committees, boards, […]
10. To the Corinthians the Spirit has Paul saying: “Thus it is written, ‘The first man Adam became a living being’ . . .” (I Cor. 15:45). Some evolutionary theorists, who want it both ways, are fond of arguing that the term “Adam” simply means man-in-general. Grant this, and from there anything is possible. But that […]
1. The Bible knows of a First Adam and a Second Adam. Let’s, with due respect for the Second Adam. call them A-I and A-II. The First and Second Adam together form an axis about which both the Bible and the whole of human history, as interpreted by the Bible, revolve. The Second Adam is, […]