Darryl G. Hart and Camden Bucey discuss the relationship of various Christian epistemologies to a two-kingdoms approach to Christ and culture.
post photo by Joel Bedford
Participants: Camden Bucey, Darryl G. Hart
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I appeal to you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and create obstacles contrary to the doctrine that you have been taught; avoid them. For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth talk and flattery they deceive the hearts of the naïve. (Romans 16:17-18)
This discussion followed a recording of a forthcoming project I’ve been working on with Dr. Hart on the relationship of the Church to culture. I think we need to do more work on relating epistemological concerns with the perennial question of the Church’s relation to culture. Hopefully we opened up some avenues for further thinking.
‘Sup Camden,
I have sympathy with Hart’s reservations vis a vis the antithesis, in this case, concerning Greek thought, mentioned early in this discussion. Indeed speaking covenantally, wisdom is ‘stolen’ because the true ownership/authorship/provenance is not only ignored but boldly denied. But at the same time, it borders on ad hominem when Christians treat secular thought like its cryptonite simply because its authored by unbelievers. So a simple error occurs, and as a result, we lose out on some fascinating stuff, and potentially some real wisdom. So we have to, its crucial to, keep the covenantal categories clear; and the same time we can’t fear the contributions of the history of philosophy or whatever it might be, presuming that God can’t work through unbelievers, or that there is really ever any possibility of handling anything in this world which is not, despite our best efforts, crying out the praises of the one true God.