Query: biblical inerrancy

title: A Theological Reassessment and Reformulation of the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy in Light of Contemporary Developments

title: The Devil is in the Details: Biblical Inerrancy and the Licona Controversy
abstract: Automatically harvested from http:/www.albertmohler.com/2011/09/14/the devil is in the details biblical inerrancy and the licona controversy/ by the SBTS Archives on 2011 09 14

title: Chapter Eleven. Christian Fundamentalism As A Reaction To The Enlightenment Illustrated By The Case Of Biblical Inerrancy
abstract: This chapter disputes two related claims that deals with the relationship between science and religion: (1) Christian fundamentalists are Christians who hold on to traditional orthodox Christian convictions, even though they are nowadays challenged by modern natural science, and who refuse to revise these convictions in reaction to these scientific developments. (2) One of the claims that is revised by some but not by the fundamentalists is the claim that the Bible is inerrant, that is to say that in its original form it contains no mistake whatsoever. The chapter argues that these claims are indeed defended in the literature. It shows how these claims would undermine the intellectual credibility of Christianity. The chapter shows in what ways the claim to Biblical inerrancy and the fundamentalist frame of mind of which it is a part are a reaction to the Enlightenment project. Finally it speculates on the future of inerrantism.  Biblical inerrancy; Christian fundamentalists; Enlightenment project; inerrantism; modern natural science; traditional orthodox Christian convictions

title: An Information Theory Look at Biblical Inerrancy
abstract: The games Christians play are sometimes vitally important. One such is the game of re examining enduring truths from the viewpoint of new methodologies. For the Christian, the motivation behind this game is not entirely sportive, for he is always seeking ways to express Christian truth that will address modern secular man in an idiom he understands. One might think that Information Theory would, if anything, provide today's secularists and unbelievers with more ammunition in their campaign to demolish once for all the Christian doctrine of Scriptural inerrancy. Surprisingly, the opposite may be true. It may provide a framework within which the idea of biblical inerrancy can be both more intelligible and more plausible to man in the computer age. This is because a considerable part of Information Theory deals with the subject of inerrancy, although without using that specific word. More specifically, it deals with the problem of achieving the in errant transmission of information via a noisy channel wherein parts of the message are certain to be garbled or distorted while it is in transit from originator to recipient. It turns out that,

title: A Latter day Saint Perspective on Biblical Inerrancy

title: Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy

title: John Walton's Lost Worlds and God's Loosed Word: Implications for Inerrancy, Canon, and Creation/an Expanded View of Biblical Authority: A Response to Van Kuiken
abstract: For some time now, John Walton has been challenging fellow evangelicals to interpret the Bible's trustworthy message in light of its ancient context. His 2013 book The Lost World of Scripture, co authored with colleague Brent Sandy,1 applies insights from speech act theory and oral cultural studies to the question of biblical authority. Walton and Sandy's conclusions have significant ecumenical implications. This essay first summarizes some of Walton and Sandy's key conclusions and then looks at the implications for bridging two divides in the church: the debate over biblical inerrancy and the debate over the contents of the biblical canon. I will relate my findings to the doctrine of creation in dialogue with Walton's newest release, The Lost World of Adam and Eve. At the end of their book, Walton and Sandy voice their concern: "For many evangelicals, inerrancy may be tied too closely to exact words in written forms of revelation, to original autographs and to standards of accuracy based on modern historiography" (p. 306) By contrast, The Lost World of Scripture offers us the loosed Word of God: biblical authority that is loosed from being "tied too closely" to autographs or strict wording or modern standards of science and historiography. The authors also invite further exploration based on their proposals (pp. 307, 309) This essay takes them up on their offer. First, however, we must survey the proposals themselves.

title: Perception of the risks of global warming as affected by specific evangelical Christian beliefs about Biblical inerrancy and the authority of God
abstract: Thesis (M.P.P. Georgetown University, 2009. Includes bibliographical references. This thesis explores the relationship between specific Christian beliefs and concerns about the possible effects of global warming. Using data from the General Social Survey of 2006, aspects of religion, demographics, and concerns about global warming are analyzed. From a religious perspective, this study looks at fundamentalist views on the authority of God, the inerrancy of the Bible, and perceptions about punishment for sin. Using the answers to questions about the level of respondents' concern about sea level rise and Polar Bear extinction as caused by possible global warming, this study attempts to uncover characteristics of the unconcerned. The findings with this data are that the chosen specific religious factors are not significant when other factors are considered. These factors include income, global warming knowledge, perceptions of science, and demographic factors such as gender, region and race. The concluding recommendation is that more science based education and public information is needed so that U.S. citizens can better understand the complex systems of the earth and thereby become better informed participants in the global warming policy process.

title: Inerrancy Is Not a Strong or Classical Foundationalism
abstract: The general idea of strong foundationalism is that knowledge is founded on well warranted beliefs that do not derive any warrant from other beliefs and that all our other beliefs depend on these foundational ones for their warrant. Although inerrancy posits Scripture as a solid foundation for theology, the idea that the doctrine of biblical inerrancy involves a strong foundationalist epistemology is deeply problematic. In fact, inerrancy does not require any particular view of the structure of knowledge, and notable sources on inerrancy tout it in ways inconsistent with most forms of strong foundationalism.

title: THE CHICAGO STATEMENT ON BIBLICAL INERRANCY Preface
abstract: The authority of Scripture is a key issue for the Christian Church in this and every age. Those who profess faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are called to show the reality of their discipleship by humbly and faithfully obeying God's written Word. To stray from Scripture in faith or conduct is disloyalty to our Master. Recognition of the total truth and trustworthiness of Holy Scripture is essential to a full grasp and adequate confession of its authority. The following Statement affirms this inerrancy of Scripture afresh, making clear our understanding of it and warning against its denial. We are persuaded that to deny it is to set aside the witness of Jesus Christ and of the Holy Spirit and to refuse that submission to the claims of God's own Word which marks true Christian faith. We see it as our timely.duty to make this affirmation in the face of current lapses from the truth of inerrancy among our fellow Christians and misunderstanding of this doctrine in the world at large. This Statement consists of three parts: a Summary Statement, Articles of Affirmation and Denial, and an accompanying Exposition. It has been prepared in the course of a three day consultation in Chicago. Those who have signed the Summary Statement and the Articles wish to affirm their own conviction as to the inerrancy of Scripture and to encourage and challenge one another and all Christians to growing appreciation and understanding of this doctrine. We acknowledge the limitations 6f a document prepared in a brief, intensive conference and do not propose that this Statement be giv_encreedal weight. Yet we rejoice in the deepening of our own convictions through our discussions together, and we pray that the Statement we have signed may be used to the glory of our God toward a new reformation of the Church in its faith, life, and mission. We offer this Statement in a spirit, not of contention, but of humility and love, which we purpose by God's grace to maintain in any future dialogue arising out of what we have said. We gladly acknowledge that many who deny the inerrancy of Scripture do not display the consequences of this denial in the rest of their belief and behavior, and we are conscious that we who confess this doctrine often deny it in life by failing to bring our thoughts and deeds, our traditions and habits, into true subjection to the divine Word. We invite response to this statement from any who see reason to amend its affirmations about Scripture by the light of Scripture itself, under whose infallible authority we stand as we speak. We claim no personal infallibility for the witness we bear, and for any help which enables us to strengthen this testimony to Goq's Word we shall be grateful.