Dialogue?

In The Nick of Time
Fundamentalists are notorious for their refusal to dialogue with other points of view. To some observers—and to some fundamentalists—this refusal to dialogue is part of the definition of Fundamentalism. It is an aspect of their self-identity. It makes them what they are.

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The Bible Faculty Leadership Summit

In The Nick of Time
I’ve just returned from the fourteenth Bible Faculty Leadership Summit. The BFLS is sponsored annually by a different institution within mainstream fundamentalism. It is attended by biblical and theological faculty from the mainstream fundamentalist institutions. The point of the meeting is to challenge one another academically and intellectually. It is an event in which the educational leaders of fundamentalism help each other to think, write, and teach better.

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Eschatology and Cultural Engagement

In The Nick of Time
One of the most frequent complaints against premillennialists is that they lack a social conscience. The opponents of premillennialism charge that it is a pessimistic eschatology. It is supposed to bias its advocates against activities that aim to improve the world.

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Christian Cultural Literacy

In The Nick of Time Note: This article is a reprint of an essay published on June 24, 2005.

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