Comments on: Hindsight and Cultural Relevance http://betweenthetimes.com/2009/09/24/hindsight-and-cultural-relevance/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:32:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ed Gravely http://betweenthetimes.com/2009/09/24/hindsight-and-cultural-relevance/comment-page-1/#comment-6312 Ed Gravely Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:08:39 +0000 http://betweenthetimes.com/?p=1103#comment-6312 I agree wholeheartedly. I am further concerned that many of the ideas we adopt or co-opt into the Church in the name of relevancy are partially or entirely incompatible with evangelical Christianity. This danger only increases my passion for a robust theological and liberal arts education for our Christian students. As C.S. Lewis said: “We need intimate knowledge of the past. Not that the past has any magic about it, but because we cannot study the future, and yet need something to set against the present, to remind us that the basic assumptions have been quite different in different periods and that much which seems certain to the uneducated is merely temporary fashion . . . The scholar has lived in many times and is therefore in some degree immune from the great cataract of nonsense that pours form the press and the microphone of his own age.” -EG I agree wholeheartedly. I am further concerned that many of the ideas we adopt or co-opt into the Church in the name of relevancy are partially or entirely incompatible with evangelical Christianity. This danger only increases my passion for a robust theological and liberal arts education for our Christian students. As C.S. Lewis said:

“We need intimate knowledge of the past. Not that the past has any magic about it, but because we cannot study the future, and yet need something to set against the present, to remind us that the basic assumptions have been quite different in different periods and that much which seems certain to the uneducated is merely temporary fashion . . . The scholar has lived in many times and is therefore in some degree immune from the great cataract of nonsense that pours form the press and the microphone of his own age.”

-EG

]]> By: Cory Wilson http://betweenthetimes.com/2009/09/24/hindsight-and-cultural-relevance/comment-page-1/#comment-6309 Cory Wilson Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:50:23 +0000 http://betweenthetimes.com/?p=1103#comment-6309 I think the key question this post raises is, "Does Dr. Nelson have a Stryper outfit stashed away in his closet?" I think the key question this post raises is, “Does Dr. Nelson have a Stryper outfit stashed away in his closet?”

]]> By: Chad http://betweenthetimes.com/2009/09/24/hindsight-and-cultural-relevance/comment-page-1/#comment-6092 Chad Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:19:45 +0000 http://betweenthetimes.com/?p=1103#comment-6092 Great Post. Lol, I love the links you connected too. A great illustration to show that cultural relevance is essential. It almost seems like a dilemma. An ever-changing culture and a timeless, life-changing message. Just what is the connecting point? I am reminded of a statement I heard years ago, "A genuine, Christian life is the first apologetic you will ever need." (Anonymous)Maybe that is the start that we need, at least in America. Thanks for you post, Dr. Nelson. Great Post. Lol, I love the links you connected too. A great illustration to show that cultural relevance is essential. It almost seems like a dilemma. An ever-changing culture and a timeless, life-changing message. Just what is the connecting point? I am reminded of a statement I heard years ago, “A genuine, Christian life is the first apologetic you will ever need.” (Anonymous)Maybe that is the start that we need, at least in America. Thanks for you post, Dr. Nelson.

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