The Da Vinci Code is an artistic masterpiece according to some. Not only is it a nation-wide phenomenon as a novel, but unlike most novels it also assumes authenticity of its content. In the very first page we get a glimpse of its major premise: “ All description of artwork, architecture, documents, and secret rituals [...]
Archive for February, 2006
Brief Insights from the Da Vinci Code by Uri Brito
Posted in Culture, Uncategorized on February 24, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
A Critique of Non-conflicting Absolutism
Posted in Ethics/Law on February 23, 2006 | 1 Comment »
by Daniel Trout
I understand that John Frame defends Non-conflicting Absolutism and after considering Robert Rakestraw’s essay in the Readings in Christian Ethics, I genuinely wish to subscribe to their position. Unfortunately, as good as NCA sounds, I continue to find it’s practical implications frustratingly unhelpful.
Rakestraw maintains that the intertwined nature of ethical absolutes and the [...]
Living in Tension: A Lesson from Thessalonians
Posted in Miscellaneous on February 23, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
by Daniel Trout
The central theme of both epistles to the Thessalonians is “living with a proper perspective,” so I guess being equipped to help parishoners live with a sober appreciation of the Parousia is a good insight to take from Paul’s letters. In our situation, I don’t believe many people struggle with worrying about a [...]
The Gnostic Lure of The Da Vinci Code
Posted in Miscellaneous on February 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
by Daniel Trout
As an example of literature, The Da Vinci Code is garbage; as a conspiracy thriller—mediocre (at best); as a social statement—effective, albeit in a lame, unrefined, American sort-of-way. Yet, it’s [...]
Eschatological Justification According to Ridderbos
Posted in Miscellaneous on February 18, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
by Daniel Trout
I first began to consider the eschatological dimensions of justification last year after reading Ferguson’s The Holy Spirit, but it was not until reading Ridderbos’s Paul: An Outline of His Theology that it occurred to me just how radically different is the eschatological perspective of Paul compared with Judaism in this regard. Although [...]
A Critique of Hauerwas’s Narrative Ethic
Posted in Ethics/Law on February 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
by Daniel Trout
I want to applaud Hauerwas’s presentation of the “narrative ethic” in Resident Aliens because such a format implies a respect for tradition and a responsibility to community that might either become lost or burdensome in—what I deem—the radical options of divine illuminationism (the radically subjective) and reconstructionism (the radically prescriptive). However, given my [...]
