Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi
What we have seen over the past several weeks is a dynamic interplay between four realities: worldview, theology, culture, and cultus. Worldview and theology affect… Read More »Lex Orandi, Lex Credendi
Religion
Religion = Worldview + Theology
Everyone has an implicit worldview—a fundamental orientation of the heart expressed in assumptions about reality, and most people have an explicit theology—conscious beliefs expressed in… Read More »Religion = Worldview + Theology
What is the Nature of Religion? Theology
Broadly speaking, theology is how we intentionally answer the questions James Sire provided (see last week’s post) that form the assumptions at the core of… Read More »What is the Nature of Religion? Theology
What is the Nature of Religion? Worldview
Religion is composed of two parts, the first of which is worldview. A worldview consists of a set of assumptions a person holds about reality;… Read More »What is the Nature of Religion? Worldview
Worldview-Forming Worship
Imagine a dense forest separating two cities. In order to engage in commerce between these cities, merchants must pass through the forest. For the earliest… Read More »Worldview-Forming Worship
Is corporate worship better than private worship? (Part 3)
| We have been offering reasons why public worship is better than private. Public worship is the gathered, corporate worship of a local church. Private… Read More »Is corporate worship better than private worship? (Part 3)