Comments on: Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth by John Franke (Chapter 2) http://foolishsage.com/2009/09/26/manifold-witness-the-plurality-of-truth-by-john-franke-chapter-2/ the out-of-context contextuality of a foolish sage Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:59:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mark Traphagen http://foolishsage.com/2009/09/26/manifold-witness-the-plurality-of-truth-by-john-franke-chapter-2/comment-page-1/#comment-125912 Mark Traphagen Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:56:26 +0000 http://foolishsage.com/?p=1701#comment-125912 Sabio,<br><br>To be clear, the post does not necessarily express <i>my</i> "notion of Plurality of truth." I am summarizing a chapter in a book by John Franke.<br><br>As to your question, I don't think that's what Franke is discussing here (soteriology: the study of salvation). He is not dealing with the question of what is sufficient for salvation, but rather what is a truly biblical/Christian conception of truth. He is trying to make a case that the Christian concept of God as Trinity (unity in diversity; diversity in unity) both necessitates and allows a range of diversity within our attempts to apprehend truth. Sabio,

To be clear, the post does not necessarily express my “notion of Plurality of truth.” I am summarizing a chapter in a book by John Franke.

As to your question, I don't think that's what Franke is discussing here (soteriology: the study of salvation). He is not dealing with the question of what is sufficient for salvation, but rather what is a truly biblical/Christian conception of truth. He is trying to make a case that the Christian concept of God as Trinity (unity in diversity; diversity in unity) both necessitates and allows a range of diversity within our attempts to apprehend truth.

]]> By: sabio http://foolishsage.com/2009/09/26/manifold-witness-the-plurality-of-truth-by-john-franke-chapter-2/comment-page-1/#comment-125911 sabio Fri, 02 Oct 2009 07:30:11 +0000 http://foolishsage.com/?p=1701#comment-125911 I read quickly through this post but was not clear on your notion of Plurality of truth. Could an ex-Christian who is clearly an atheist have a vision of reality (if beliefs/faith are important) and a practice of life (if works are important to you) that could gain them salvation? I read quickly through this post but was not clear on your notion of Plurality of truth. Could an ex-Christian who is clearly an atheist have a vision of reality (if beliefs/faith are important) and a practice of life (if works are important to you) that could gain them salvation?

]]> By: Mark Traphagen http://foolishsage.com/2009/09/26/manifold-witness-the-plurality-of-truth-by-john-franke-chapter-2/comment-page-1/#comment-125791 Mark Traphagen Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:56:26 +0000 http://foolishsage.com/?p=1701#comment-125791 Sabio,<br><br>To be clear, the post does not necessarily express <i>my</i> "notion of Plurality of truth." I am summarizing a chapter in a book by John Franke.<br><br>As to your question, I don't think that's what Franke is discussing here (soteriology: the study of salvation). He is not dealing with the question of what is sufficient for salvation, but rather what is a truly biblical/Christian conception of truth. He is trying to make a case that the Christian concept of God as Trinity (unity in diversity; diversity in unity) both necessitates and allows a range of diversity within our attempts to apprehend truth. Sabio,

To be clear, the post does not necessarily express my “notion of Plurality of truth.” I am summarizing a chapter in a book by John Franke.

As to your question, I don't think that's what Franke is discussing here (soteriology: the study of salvation). He is not dealing with the question of what is sufficient for salvation, but rather what is a truly biblical/Christian conception of truth. He is trying to make a case that the Christian concept of God as Trinity (unity in diversity; diversity in unity) both necessitates and allows a range of diversity within our attempts to apprehend truth.

]]> By: sabio http://foolishsage.com/2009/09/26/manifold-witness-the-plurality-of-truth-by-john-franke-chapter-2/comment-page-1/#comment-125790 sabio Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:30:11 +0000 http://foolishsage.com/?p=1701#comment-125790 I read quickly through this post but was not clear on your notion of Plurality of truth. Could an ex-Christian who is clearly an atheist have a vision of reality (if beliefs/faith are important) and a practice of life (if works are important to you) that could gain them salvation? I read quickly through this post but was not clear on your notion of Plurality of truth. Could an ex-Christian who is clearly an atheist have a vision of reality (if beliefs/faith are important) and a practice of life (if works are important to you) that could gain them salvation?

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