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- Not only did Christianity place a higher value on history and life in the world; the changed attitude also produced historical actors and agents. Christians accepted responsibility to shape history, to redirect it, to fashion it in ways that they believed were more God-honoring and glorifying.
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Mar 15, 2022 · Vern S. Poythress offers a providentialist approach to understanding history, giving Christians a strong, biblical foundation for recognizing God’s lordship and studying the past. By contrast, the Bible indicates that events have meaning, given by God.
Historical theology traces the development of Christian theology through the Patristic (AD 100–500), Medieval (AD 500–1500), Reformation (1500–1600), Post-Reformation (1600–1700), and Modern (1700–present) periods.
As the title indicates, Jay Green’s latest offering evaluates “five rival versions” of Christian history, with a chapter for each, an introduction, and a helpful conclusion. Each chapter surveys one of the five outlined versions, points to its usefulness, and offers substantive criticism.
Mar 18, 2022 · As we read the Bible, we find that there are several ways in which God guides us to think in a distinct way about history. Meaning. Our beliefs about history make a difference because everyone wants to find meaning in history. If there is no God, if each of us is just atoms in motion, there is no overall meaning.
Nov 8, 2022 · For the Christian, what could matter more than knowing, loving, and serving God? History, Poythress argues, is woven with three threads: (1) events, (2) people, and (3) meanings. How we understand these determines how we view history; and this, in turn, reinforces our basic assumptions about history.
Mar 23, 2022 · The principle of renewal applies to what we think and say and write about history, as well as to every sphere of life. Yes, there is a distinctly Christian approach to history, because we know that God rules history. Notes: William Shakespeare, Macbeth, Act 5, Scene 5.
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Jun 5, 2016 · There is no such thing as the Christian approach to history—a definitive, universally applicable method for historians to practice their craft "Christianly." And according to Jay...
