tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post5707559407211319784..comments2024-03-20T19:23:09.857+02:00Comments on Notes from underground: Theological left? Theological right?Steve Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-32389317036384444102008-09-29T20:45:00.000+02:002008-09-29T20:45:00.000+02:00My guess is that theological left refers to those ...My guess is that <I>theological left</I> refers to those who advocate politically liberal positions but justify them with theological language — analogous to <I>religious right</I>. I could be wrong; I've never seen or heard anyone state it explicitly.BruceAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013588487417582411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-33997372666356169972008-09-29T18:38:00.000+02:002008-09-29T18:38:00.000+02:00http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1088143/i_love_you/http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1088143/i_love_you/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-22913376679351346262008-09-29T16:57:00.000+02:002008-09-29T16:57:00.000+02:00Very often "theological left" is used not in a pol...Very often "theological left" is used not in a political sense but merely in a theological sense among protestant evangelicals.<BR/><BR/>The term was popularised ( I do not know if he coined it) by Millard Erickson, who basically used it as a shorthand for those theologians (e.g. Stanley Grenz) whom he did not like because they were not orthodox (not using orthodox in the sense that you would Steve!) enough for him, but who he couldn't call "liberal" because they rejected many of the basic presuppositions of liberalismDaniel Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858729196901285330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-53785259183918808922008-09-29T15:41:00.000+02:002008-09-29T15:41:00.000+02:00Sue,I suppose if one takes the left as implying po...Sue,<BR/><BR/>I suppose if one takes the left as implying popular sovereignty, the theological left would be Independent, Congregationalist, Anabaptist, Quaker, while the theological right would be Tridentine Roman Catholic, up to, but not including, Vatican II. The Orthodox wouldn't feature, as they'd be off the scale -- at both ends!<BR/><BR/>Reverend Mommy,<BR/><BR/>Your comment moved me to look up <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweedledum_and_Tweedledee" REL="nofollow">Tweedledum and Tweedledee</A>, but they both seemed to have their name on the left of their collars, which probably puts them on the thological left.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-608525620007102812008-09-29T14:31:00.000+02:002008-09-29T14:31:00.000+02:00Theological left!Theological right!Theological ner...Theological left!<BR/>Theological right!<BR/>Theological nerds!<BR/>Go Fight! Fight! Fight!<BR/><BR/><BR/>(couldn't resist)Theresa Colemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12134175277230355640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-80280634707746886252008-09-29T13:51:00.000+02:002008-09-29T13:51:00.000+02:00I tried Googling the phrase, and this post came up...I tried Googling the phrase, and this post came up as the second entry!<BR/><BR/>I saw Tim online and asked him, since he's currently studying theology. He said he thinks that theologically left is Americanese for theologically liberal, and theologically right is thus theologically conservative. But of course the usage gets muddled, since the political terms in the USA don't mean the same as they do elsewhere... but in essence 'theologically right' seems to mean traditional, in whatever tradition one comes from, and 'theologically left' is more to do with questioning the status quo. I'm sure the whole emerging church movement around the world would be considered theologically left, but then so might some charismatic Catholics who sing modern choruses. <BR/><BR/>And I'm pretty sure Jesus was theologically left ;)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835205817921501248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-36386129575731797292008-09-29T03:32:00.000+02:002008-09-29T03:32:00.000+02:00Crushed,I know of liberation theology, and have ev...Crushed,<BR/><BR/>I know of liberation theology, and have even written some. There are quite a lot of varieties of liberation theology, so it's hard top generalise, but most have to do with advocating <I>politically</I> left solutions to problems in the world.<BR/><BR/>At a very rough guess I would tend to assume that "theological left" referred to people like the Anabaptists, but I somehow don't think that people who use the term have that in mind, and they never say what they <I>do</I> have in mind.Steve Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283123400540587033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19384577.post-49492354126916392702008-09-28T18:57:00.000+02:002008-09-28T18:57:00.000+02:00Are you familar with liberation theology?I think t...Are you familar with liberation theology?<BR/><BR/>I think that's definably theological left.Crushedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479751225625007588noreply@blogger.com