Prague, Czech Republic
October 1998
Personal‑‑not institutionalism
Historical‑‑not idealism
Reasonable‑‑not irrationalism
Community‑‑not individualism
Prime reality?
Nature of world?
Nature of man?
What happens at death?
How do we know what we know?
How do we decide right from wrong?
Where is history going?
Role of Reason‑‑Reason is one's ability to think correctly and make judgments.
Not worship of mind
Not rejection of mind
Rational because in image of God
Tests of truth:
Does it fit the facts?
Is it logically consistent?
Does it ring true in life?
Based on facts
In accord with reason
Goes beyond facts and reason
Issues in action and feelings
Involves both confidence and commitment
No ultimate purpose or meaning to life
No absolute moral standards or values
No hope not canceled by death
Problem of evil and suffering
Wish thinking
Unscientific
Uncaused First Cause
Man's moral nature points to a moral Maker
Design in universe points to a Designer
Assumptions of science are rooted in the view that God created the universe and man
Prophets
Scripture
Incarnation
