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Date Posted: 11:24:23 12/10/04 Fri
In reply to: XOX 's message, "James Sawyer 對自由神學的偏見" on 10:01:49 12/10/04 Fri
 Thank you Clement and XOX.

It was me who posted a link to Sawyer's article because the major part of it serves as a detailed introduction to the history of Liberalism. The relatively short "critique" and "conclusion" sections are written from an unmistakably conservative perspective. This outline-and-critique formula is all too typical for matertials from conservative sources. I am confident that the discerned reader will be able to read beyond that formula.

Thanks to Clement for his painstaking translation of part of the article. It was an outstanding translation indeed. The section "The Roots of Liberalism" ("自由主義的基源"), however, has not been traslated. That section might be of highest interest for those who asked about the history of Liberalism. That said, I must make clear that I do not mean to criticize (translation of that long section would be too demanding). Instead, I must express again my gratitude and appreciation to Clement here.

Thanks XOX for your sensitivity and prompt defence of Liberalism. While Machen remarked that "Liberalism...was...opposed to historic Christianity", I would say, yes, the historic Christianity is appropriate for the historic world because people of the historic world held a historic worldview. The historic Christianity, however, is inappropriate for today's world because today's people is holding a worldview which is different from the historic worldview. Today's world requires a renewed Christianity to speak to today's people.
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