A lot has been said about contemporary Christian witness in the current cultural climate. And while I have no intention on wading into public “discourse” on politics and the like, a corrective is sorely needed for those who think Christians should always comport themselves in a meek, mild, and generally weak manner. I shared one of Ed Feser’s posts on a related issue. Here’s another. The following is from the recent post on the Staseōs blog, “The Problem of Christian Passivity.” One consequence of Christian passivity is that contemporary Christians cannot be at home in almost in any period of church history. If a present-day Christian attempts to read the work of almost any Christian leader from before the 19th century, he is likely…
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Catholic philosopher Ed Feser has, in his distinctive style, offered a simmering counter to what many have called the “Gospel of Nice” on display in the new Mr. Rogers biopic featuring Tom Hanks. Below is a taste. Read the whole thing here. [Churchmen] seem to fear controversy above all things, and especially controversy that might earn them the disdain of the secular liberal intelligentsia. And for most of the last few decades, the worst they would have faced is some bad press. The way Western culture is turning now, they will probably face far worse than that in the not too distant future – and will face it precisely because they did not speak and act boldly and consistently enough when bad press was all they had to…
