Why Is Western Thought Divided | Graham Cole
Channel: Henry Center
Date: 2019-02-01

Lecture Title - Living with the Great Divide

Philosopher William Halverson argues that the great divide in Western thought is between those with a naturalistic worldview and those who have a nonnaturalistic one. For those who practice science, naturalism dominates the work environment. This is especially challenging for the Christian who experiences liminality or marginality as a result. This presentation offers a frame of reference involving two principles as a way forward to a deeper understanding of our expectations: the principle of proximity to the anthropological, and the principle of methodological subsidiarity. Plato, Augustine, Leo XIII, and Bernard Ramm figure in the discussion.

Graham A. Cole (ThD Australian College of Theology) is Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Biblical & Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He is the author of a few books, including He Who Gives Life: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit (Crossway, 2007), The God Who Became Human: A Biblical Theology of Incarnation (IVP Academic, 2013), and Against the Darkness: The Doctrine of Angels, Satan, and Demons (Crossway, 2019).