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Tag: Christian Visions of the Future
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Lesson 17: Techno-Utopian-Drift
Read MORE: Lesson 17: Techno-Utopian-DriftFranz and I intentionally used the term “vision of the future” for hope’s promise. Nonetheless, my discussion groups frequently characterized it as utopian. An online conversation with Paul about what he calls techno-utopian-drift, or TUD, convinced me to examine further…
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Lesson 16: Hopes and Fears
Read MORE: Lesson 16: Hopes and FearsPeople are really worrying about the future. That’s what I found in all my classes from the high school, the young adults, the three more mature, and the online ones. When we discussed hope, all spoke in one way or…
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Lesson 15: The Beloved Community
Read MORE: Lesson 15: The Beloved CommunityI have been trying to show that our visions of the future impact the way we live in the present. The responses I have been receiving reflect the discussion that has taken place ever since the first century. They range…
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Lesson 14: The Just Society
Read MORE: Lesson 14: The Just SocietyThe Just Society is the second vision on which our hope is built. In it, God promises he will bring the day when all people will treat one another fairly. The promise goes beyond fairness, however. It involves a distributive…
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Lesson 13: The Peaceable Kingdom
Read MORE: Lesson 13: The Peaceable KingdomChristian hope is based on God’s promises about his future actions. The resulting visions inspire our loving actions in the present. Isaiah’s beautiful picture of the Peaceable Kingdom serves as the model for the first vision. Its promise addresses one…
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Lesson 12: Christian Hope (1)
Read MORE: Lesson 12: Christian Hope (1)The visions of the future associated with Christian hope are quite different than those of technology. Like every proclamation of the Gospel, they call believers to loving action in the present time. The two technological visions that Franz and I…
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Lesson 11: Hope (Part 2)
Read MORE: Lesson 11: Hope (Part 2)Last week, I critiqued the picture of the Technium that one of the main characters in Dan Brown’s latest novel, Origin, predicts will begin in 2050. The Technium would be the perfect setting for a post-truth age. There is no…
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Lesson 10: Hope
Read MORE: Lesson 10: HopeA friend suggested Dan Brown’s latest novel, Origin, deals with science challenging religion much as our book does. When I took a look, it was obvious Edmund Kirsch, one of the main protagonists, is based on the futurist Ray Kurzweil whom…
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So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!