Critique of Critique of EvangelicalismEvangelicalism

Evangelical mind?Evangelical mind? Institutional neglect:Institutional neglect: Why does this matter?Why does this matter? How did this happen?How did this happen?

How did this happen?How did this happen?

RevivalismRevivalism: : Separation of Church and State:Separation of Church and State: Un-critical Christian-cultural Un-critical Christian-cultural

synthesis:synthesis: A Democratic Understanding of A Democratic Understanding of

SocietySociety A Liberal view of the economy:A Liberal view of the economy: Evangelical Enlightenment: Evangelical Enlightenment:

(1700s)(1700s)

Evangelical Enlightenment: Evangelical Enlightenment: (1700s)(1700s)

Didactic enlightenment:Didactic enlightenment: Didactic Enlightenment and Theology Didactic Enlightenment and Theology

Proper in this period:Proper in this period: Didactic Enlightenment and Didactic Enlightenment and

Revivalism:Revivalism: Didactic Enlightenment and Bible:Didactic Enlightenment and Bible: Didactic Enlightenment and Didactic Enlightenment and

Evangelical Nationalism:Evangelical Nationalism: Didactic Enlightenment and post-civil Didactic Enlightenment and post-civil

war Evangelicalism:war Evangelicalism:

Intellectual Disaster of Intellectual Disaster of FundamentalismFundamentalism::

Transformation of the University:Transformation of the University: Fundamentalism:Fundamentalism: Fundamentalism Theological Fundamentalism Theological

innovations:innovations: A new surge of Anti-Intellectualism:A new surge of Anti-Intellectualism: Reinforcing the Nineteenth Century:Reinforcing the Nineteenth Century: Questionable Theological Guidance:Questionable Theological Guidance: The Intellectual Indictment:The Intellectual Indictment:

Uncritical assessments of the Uncritical assessments of the Bible Today:Bible Today:

A Critique of A Critique of CatholicismCatholicism

Authority:Authority:

Why is there such interest in Why is there such interest in Peter?Peter?

What are the texts that Catholics What are the texts that Catholics use to build their case?use to build their case?

Why was their a consolidation of Why was their a consolidation of Power?Power?

What are the earliest sources What are the earliest sources that suggest this shift?that suggest this shift?

Do the Bad popes hurt the case Do the Bad popes hurt the case of Catholicism and Papal of Catholicism and Papal

infallibility?infallibility? Infallibility is expressed in three ways:Infallibility is expressed in three ways: First,First, the church as a wholethe church as a whole is considered is considered

infallible when it recognizes and concurs infallible when it recognizes and concurs upon some truth of faith or dictate of upon some truth of faith or dictate of morality:morality:

Second,Second, Rome believes truth can be stated Rome believes truth can be stated infallibly by the bishops when they are in infallibly by the bishops when they are in union with the pope. union with the pope.

Third,Third, in certain circumstances, the pope in certain circumstances, the pope alone can speak with an infallibility by virtue alone can speak with an infallibility by virtue of a gift (charism) bestowed by Christ and of a gift (charism) bestowed by Christ and passed down through apostolic successionpassed down through apostolic succession

Infallibility?Infallibility?

How would this apply to the situation How would this apply to the situation described in Galatians 2:11-21? described in Galatians 2:11-21?

The only two instances in recent The only two instances in recent years of the Pope declaring official years of the Pope declaring official dogma: dogma: The doctrine of the Immaculate The doctrine of the Immaculate

Conception of Mary (1854) Conception of Mary (1854) The doctrine of the Assumption of Mary The doctrine of the Assumption of Mary

(1950) (1950)