Can the Christian Faith Survive If Belief in Objective Truth Is Abandoned? A Reply to John Castelein

This article attempts to continue the discussion initiated by JohnCastelein in the inaugural issue (Spring, 1998) of the Stone-Campbell Journal. After briefly raising some preliminary issues, theessay examines the metaphors that are routinely employed in speakingof truth, noting their strengths and...

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Main Author: Kenneson, Philip D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1999
In: Stone-Campbell journal
Year: 1999, Volume: 2, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-57
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:This article attempts to continue the discussion initiated by JohnCastelein in the inaugural issue (Spring, 1998) of the Stone-Campbell Journal. After briefly raising some preliminary issues, theessay examines the metaphors that are routinely employed in speakingof truth, noting their strengths and weaknesses. The article closes byconsidering some of the benefits for Christian thought and practice ofthinking and speaking of truth as neither “objective” nor “subjective,”but as “intersubjective.”
ISSN:1097-6566
Contains:Enthalten in: Stone-Campbell journal