Brilliant

I've fallen in love with this man and Alasdair MacIntyre.

Compassionate and informed. Helpful to the faithful and non-religious alike in discussing the sociological and philosophical twists and turns that challenge us today.

Charles Taylor is a monumental intellect

Creation/Quantum Mechanics for all Ages. A new Paradigm. No more B.S. Belief Systems.

The imagine song as a way to treat each other rather than a government controlled economic system

04:35 Yes, I think it has to be not only noted but emphasized that Christianity began with a passionate vision for the Kingdom of God as a distinct entity from the kingdoms of this world, not for a Christendom incorporated into the politics of the nations. Jesus told Pilate that His Kingdom was not of this world, Paul adjures the Corinthians in 2 Corinthians 6 that they are to be a separate people even while both he and Peter emphasize obedient responsibility towards civil authorities and law whenever possible (i.e., when not contradicting essential Christian practice). Instead of putting forth a vision of a politicized Christendom, they speak to the idea that Christians were to live as pilgrims and strangers during their time on earth. This didn't really change significantly until the 4th century and the birth of Roman Catholicism through the edicts and related policies of Emperor Constantine, which ended up largely creating a hybrid marriage of church and state. There is no such thing as a Christian political structure in any apostolic sense. The Kingdom of God originally had its own culture and church governance distinct from general public and world affairs. James Madison appealed to this history in his advocacy for separation of church and state in the US, saying that for almost 15 centuries the legal (and therefore political) establishment of Christianity had been on trial with, in general, very poor results, and he questioned why it seemed that only the Quakers and Mennonites had enough sense to retain the prior, original stance of the Church: "Enquire of the Teachers of Christianity for the ages in which it appeared in its greatest lustre; those of every sect, point to the ages prior to its incorporation with civil policy." The Quakers have changed considerably, as have the "mainline" Mennonites, since Madison said that, except for most "conservative" Mennonites / Anabaptist church communities which still retain the teaching and do still live their lives the way that Madison referred to, but I think that Madison's question and challenge is one that should cause Christians to think deeply about why they change their teachings and practices over time when the Bible presents their God and His character and values as unchanging.

this reminds me a bit of loisy

The Unifying Theory of Art both scientifically proves that atheism has no philosophical basis whilst also proving philosophical doubt, so that must be the core value taking mankind forward on a collective acknowledgement of the geometric rules of the visual field, shared by all and to which all are subject (see google search).

correct me if im wrong but hes saying, schism within christendom might be the only/best way to keep it alive?

Ramblin man.

Just an initial reaction ... secular means "of the earth", so when Messiah comes to earth, religious matters and earthly matters will be all merged and all will be evident to all. So religion will not longer be an issue, nor will secularism be an issue. The Messiah will be all in all. The king and the priest will be the same person, recognized and honored by all, governing in total integrity / wisdom / ability / love / scientific and social knowledge, etc. As Haggai 2:7 says: The desire of all nations will come.

Why being at the whims of secular state and secular culture that demands to worship other gods, like Sex and Money, beside Christ and have no sympathy to Christians is a liberation? I see no sens in this.

Kind of elaborating some of the obvious, while also omitting much: modern science, which makes a lot of earlier religious claims look silly, modern philosophy, which has made scepticism about God respectable and to many convincing, wide and better education, which correlates with lower frequency of belief, as well as lower interest in seeking answers to life's questions in religion as opposed to psychology, sociology, philosophy, literature, etc.

None!

i dont know WHATS HIS POINT .....HIS JUST CONFUSED WITH ALL THE STUFF HE WAS READING ..... INSTEAD OF KEEPING THE FAITH as the puritans did .... he should read Calvin, Hodge and Warfield better to not confuse his students ....