It is one thing to evangelise the lost in other cultures, but
this is quickly followed by another question. After becoming Christians, how do
the converts live and interact with their society? This is an issue
missionaries have long wrestled with. Undoubtedly, every society presents
cultural elements and norms that are religious in nature and present a problem
for the Christian, especially the new proselyte.
Calling for a Return to the Doctrinal Ideals and Kingdom Ethics of the First Reformation
Showing posts with label Seven Years War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Seven Years War. Show all posts
25 March 2016
Imperial Narratives, Urban Planning and Architecture
The movie Downfall (Der Untergang) contains many fascinating
scenes but there's one in particular that recently came to mind. In the movie
Hitler is pondering a magnificent scale model of the Berlin he imagined, the Berlin
that he dreamed up with his architect Albert Speer. This Berlin was not just
the Berlin of Bismarck and the Hohenzollerns but a new Ultra-Imperial Berlin, the
"Welthauptstadt Germania" the city of not just a European power but a world empire. It
was a city that would exhibit art and culture from around the world.
13 September 2015
Zeisberger and the Testimony of the Moravians
https://theflamingheretic.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/moravians-and-peace/
This is a sad article regarding the peace witness of the
Moravian Church, the Protestant body originally descended from the Hussites.
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