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Daniel Hickman
Sola Scriptura, Tradition, and Knitting
What is the right way to live? Who or what do I trust to tell me how?
In the Christian tradition, many sources have been "listened to," including scripture, tradition, reason, and experience.
In this article I propose that Tradition both births and interprets Scripture, and present a knitting analogy for how the 4 Wesleyan sources of authority relate.
Faith or Belief?
“Belief” lives in the top-level of knowing (propositional knowing), by which one can assent to propositions and creeds.
"Faith" lives in the deepest level of knowing (participatory knowing) — our knowing of who we are (our identity) and our participation with God and others. It is a quality of our character and or our relationships, both of which reciprocally define who we are.
Spirituality x Religion
What is the difference between spirituality and religion?
Are they basically the same?
Is one better than the other?
Is one or both obsolete? Indispensable?
In this blog post, I will examine these terms in an effort to better understand what spirituality and religion are, their pitfalls, and their essentiality.