Comments on: The Gospel is More Than an Ideology http://inamirrordimly.com/2007/07/26/the-gospel-is-more-than-an-ideology/ A theology and culture blog with the Bible in one tab and a news feed in the other. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:18:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: ed http://inamirrordimly.com/2007/07/26/the-gospel-is-more-than-an-ideology/#comment-1135 ed Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:47:09 +0000 http://inamirrordimly.com/2007/07/26/the-gospel-is-more-than-an-ideology/#comment-1135 Thanks. It's always good to have a few perspectives on a topic. Thanks. It’s always good to have a few perspectives on a topic.

]]> By: don-nie http://inamirrordimly.com/2007/07/26/the-gospel-is-more-than-an-ideology/#comment-1134 don-nie Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:40:03 +0000 http://inamirrordimly.com/2007/07/26/the-gospel-is-more-than-an-ideology/#comment-1134 Oh it wasn't so much a critique on your imprecision as much as my fearness of systems. But, I definitly see what you mean...great post. Oh it wasn’t so much a critique on your imprecision as much as my fearness of systems. But, I definitly see what you mean…great post.

]]> By: ed http://inamirrordimly.com/2007/07/26/the-gospel-is-more-than-an-ideology/#comment-1133 ed Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:45:43 +0000 http://inamirrordimly.com/2007/07/26/the-gospel-is-more-than-an-ideology/#comment-1133 I'm glad you brought that up. I didn't put too much thought into whether or not Christianity is a "system," but focused more on people who usually treat the Gospel as only an ideology. I was also thinking more of definition number 2: "2 : a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture." I surely wouldn't put the Gospel in the same camp as Capitalism or Marxism, but to the extent that Christianity dictates how we live, it will always bear some resemblance to ideologies. I apologize if my imprecision muddied the waters on this one! I’m glad you brought that up. I didn’t put too much thought into whether or not Christianity is a “system,” but focused more on people who usually treat the Gospel as only an ideology.

I was also thinking more of definition number 2: “2 : a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture.” I surely wouldn’t put the Gospel in the same camp as Capitalism or Marxism, but to the extent that Christianity dictates how we live, it will always bear some resemblance to ideologies.

I apologize if my imprecision muddied the waters on this one!

]]> By: don-nie http://inamirrordimly.com/2007/07/26/the-gospel-is-more-than-an-ideology/#comment-1132 don-nie Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:28:02 +0000 http://inamirrordimly.com/2007/07/26/the-gospel-is-more-than-an-ideology/#comment-1132 There remains a question to your post, and I really like the post, but...is the Gospel more than an ideology, as beyond mere ideology. Or, is the gospel something entirely other from an ideology. I have a hard time seeing the systematic concepts of ideology placed on the gospel. The gospel doesn't really strike me as a system, so much as a way in which to approach life and spirituality, a very radical and fundamental way of approaching life, but still not a system. There remains a question to your post, and I really like the post, but…is the Gospel more than an ideology, as beyond mere ideology. Or, is the gospel something entirely other from an ideology.

I have a hard time seeing the systematic concepts of ideology placed on the gospel. The gospel doesn’t really strike me as a system, so much as a way in which to approach life and spirituality, a very radical and fundamental way of approaching life, but still not a system.

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