tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146231.post116268081222695408..comments2023-11-02T07:08:22.078-05:00Comments on Dean Hill's Blog: paragraph: john macquarrieRev. Dr. Robert Allan Hill, Dean of Marsh Chapelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03708302270711152417noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146231.post-1164155173869910632006-11-21T19:26:00.000-05:002006-11-21T19:26:00.000-05:00After several more readings, I understood and agre...After several more readings, I understood and agree with him. He's saying that for Christianity to retain vitality in our culture, we need to come up with new ways to express the gospel that are understandable to people who don't use myths to understand the world around them.Ed Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772645831548731220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37146231.post-1164078235000892312006-11-20T22:03:00.000-05:002006-11-20T22:03:00.000-05:00I've read that pargraph about 10 times, and each t...I've read that pargraph about 10 times, and each time I feel like I am further away from understanding it. Has myth been an "intelligible form of discourse" since the Enlightenment? The second sentence may be tautological.<BR/><BR/>Is he saying that the ability to preach the gospel in an intelligble way depends on the language that the culture has at hand to understand spiritual life? I don't know if I agree. Isn't the very improverishment of personal life he fears an opportunity for Christianity?<BR/><BR/>How's that for a little arm chair theorizing from someone who has not read the book?Ed Bairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08772645831548731220noreply@blogger.com