posted by Amy on May 28, 2009 at 03:21 PM in Christianity, Religion, Faith
The central thrust of Reformed Theology is an attempt to remind, to recover and to recapture the central significance of God in the thinking of his people.
- R.C. Sproul
I've already written some about my own perspective on Reformed Theology here. (For any readers not familiar with Reformed Theology, you can get some basic info here and here.) Nothing much has changed since I wrote that, except perhaps a bit of refinement and expansion of my ideas. Anyway, I recently ran across a couple blog posts written from the perspective of Christians who are not Reformed. I found them very interesting, so I thought I would share. Be sure to read the comments to get the full discussion.
Reforming My Attitude: How a Little Church Made a Big Impact - Rachel Held Evans
On Being Too God-Centered - Internet Monk
Do you have any opinions of Reformed Theology? Any questions about it?
Lauren Evans (guest)
I have begun to discover (being educated at an LCMS Lutheran University and befriending a crap ton of "Wesleyan" Christians that while I still hold 98% of Calvinism to be true and my theology, I kind of like opening the circle to the other (non-essential) views. I've discovered that the diversity of thought makes me breathe easier and see the expanse of God's grace more.
Julia (guest)
I grew up as (and am still, I suppose) part of the American evangelical world so all the Calvin tenets pretty accurately describe how I view God, myself, the world, etc. However, I think those writers you linked (along with all the emergent church folk that I read here and there) have valid arguments about how evangelical culture and traditions have missed the mark in many ways. There is a lot to learn from people outside your own religious tradition.