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All Blog Posts With Tag: Thomas Kuhn
In his book Christianity: Essence, History and Future, Hans Küng divides the history of Christianity into six paradigm shifts that he identifies as "the Jewish Christian apocalyptic, Hellenistic Byzantine, Roman Catholic, Reformation Protestantism and Enlightenment modern paradigms" [1] as well as a current "Contemporary ecumenical paradigm" [2]. Küng's six paradigm […]
The Structure of Theological Revolutions (December 12, 2016)
Theology develops over time—it seems obvious to me, but I have friends who disagree. Every theological doctrine has a history, beginning with the first person to think it and describe it, and then it is refined over centuries by many others. Hans Küng keenly compares the development of theology to the development […]
John Calvin on Nicolaus Copernicus and Heliocentrism (May 21, 2014)
Geocentric Model of the 16th Century
John Calvin's reputation has suffered tremulously due to the following quotation that was wrongly attributed to him by famous men such as Bertrand Russell, Thomas Kuhn and many others, which Calvin had never uttered:
"Who,' asks Calvin, 'will venture to place the authority of Copernicus above that […]
Stanley Grenz on Physics and Postmodernity (April 5, 2012)
Stanley J. Grenz (1950-2005) was a contemporary Baptist theologian who died tragically early, and had the potential to become a theologian known for centuries. A friend of mine described Grenz as a genius like Karl Barth, but accessible unlike Barth. Grenz wrote many books, the most famous is his systematic theology: […]