{"id":365,"date":"2008-06-18T07:27:42","date_gmt":"2008-06-18T07:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/?p=365"},"modified":"2008-06-19T11:52:47","modified_gmt":"2008-06-19T11:52:47","slug":"dealing-with-apparent-contradictions-part-1-the-four-rs-dale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trinities.org\/blog\/dealing-with-apparent-contradictions-part-1-the-four-rs-dale\/","title":{"rendered":"Dealing with Apparent Contradictions: Part 1 – the four R’s (Dale)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This chart has been brought to you by the letter “R” and the number “4”.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n

In this series I’ll describe 4 basic ways Christian thinkers respond to apparent contradictions in theology<\/strong>. I don’t claim these are complete. Maybe ya’ll can help me clarify and add to this scheme.<\/p>\n

I’ve been working for a while on what I call “mysterianism”, and a main purpose of mine here is to locate this defense strategy and contrast it with others. (Mysterianism is a kind of Resistance.)<\/p>\n

Above is my basic division. Future posts will give more detail, but here’s a brief illustration of each sort of response.<\/p>\n

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Objector\/puzzled fellow believer\/one’s intellectual conscience: “Huh? Isn’t X inconsistent?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Responses:<\/strong><\/p>\n