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What does Wilson believe concerning worldview?
He is here in Jackson and I want to know if I want to go hear him tomorrow.
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01-11-2008, 04:18 PM
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Can you be more specific?
I imagine he would be in large agreement with Hoffecker's books on worldview. Creator-creature distinction, creation ex nihilo, supremacy of Scripture, etc.
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I don't know. So no, I just know he is speaking in town and want to know if I should go hear him or not.
Would he say anything that would be good or controversial?
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Why would you not go hear him?
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I dont know if I really want to go sit and hear someone speak on worldview on a Friday night, especially if it is Doug Wilson who I personally believe to be heterodox.
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01-11-2008, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Romans922 I dont know if I really want to go sit and hear someone speak on worldview on a Friday night, especially if it is Doug Wilson who I personally believe to be heterodox. | I spent a Friday evening listening to N. T. Wright. I'm glad that I went. It was a "horse's mouth" experience. (If that makes sense.)
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It does, but worldview is so much more boring.
If it was, you know, Baptism, Covenant Theology, etc. I'd be there in a heartbeat.
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Originally Posted by Romans922 It does, but worldview is so much more boring.
If it was, you know, Baptism, Covenant Theology, etc. I'd be there in a heartbeat. | Worldview, boring? I guess it's a matter of taste. I'd go regardless - he's likely to be quite good on the subject I think.
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ps - I gather he's not speaking at First Pres.
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01-11-2008, 05:01 PM
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He is speaking at the old sanctuary of a baptist church hosted by a CREC church in town.
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I'd go hear him.
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But you are best friends with him Lane...
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Worldview is exciting. It provides a launching pad to angle at many different loci in theology and experience. So what on what he says elsewhere? This is likely to be good. Personally, I would go hear someone like John Milbank speak even though I really, really disagree with him on some parts.
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Originally Posted by greenbaggins Well, then, knock me off the Puritan Board!  | If I had the authority I would...
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Did you go hear him?
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01-14-2008, 12:34 PM
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No but I heard some stuff from my friend who went. I had to stay home with my wife.
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Romans922; Quote: |
I had to stay home with my wife.
| No offense intended here, but you 'had' to stay home with your wife or you 'had the pleasure of staying home with your wife instead"???
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Originally Posted by BJClark Romans922; Quote: |
I had to stay home with my wife.
| No offense intended here, but you 'had' to stay home with your wife or you 'had the pleasure of staying home with your wife instead"???  | Well, I said what I said. 'I had to' because I had to as my duty and a rule of my house that my wife and I set...is what I particularly was referencing (That we have a date night every friday).
However, it was a pleasure being with her, but that wasn't what I was referencing because I was talking about a reason why I stayed home not what I did while I was at home. If you want me to go into further specifics about my home life, I will have to refrain since it is a private matter.
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Romans922; Quote:
Well, I said what I said. 'I had to' because I had to as my duty and a rule of my house that my wife and I set...is what I particularly was referencing (That we have a date night every friday).
However, it was a pleasure being with her, but that wasn't what I was referencing because I was talking about a reason why I stayed home not what I did while I was at home. If you want me to go into further specifics about my home life, I will have to refrain since it is a private matter.
| I wasn't meaning any offense, and I'm sorry if it came across that way, please forgive me for that.
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I didn't think you did at all. | 
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I saw Dena's post before she deleted it! Krogers and a movie sounds better than DW.
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So is Doug wilson considered apostate? Heretic? What? I don't have a very good understanding of the NPP and its seriousness.
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Originally Posted by Zenas So is Doug wilson considered apostate? Heretic? What? I don't have a very good understanding of the NPP and its seriousness. | Technically speaking, he is not NPP. And words like "apostate" and "heretic" have been used beyond all usefulness in this debate.
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01-14-2008, 08:10 PM
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I figured as much. Will a comparison help?
Does:
Doug Wilson = Joel Osteen
Doug Wilson = Bishop Spong
Doug Wilson = Billy Graham
Basically, is he WAAAY out there or is he just a bit different?
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He is out of accord with the Westminster Standards!
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