March 14, 2023

We are living in what has been called “postmodern” times. Our culture elevates emotion and celebrates imagination. Reason, however, has not totally lost its influence. It still has significant “sway over the centers of knowledge and power in society.”1 We see this in the advocates of theological liberalism. The Supremacy of Human Reason in Liberalism Contemporary …

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Some words change meaning over time. For instance, the earliest meaning of English “bully” was “sweetheart” (so says Merriam-Webster.com), but in our day its accepted meaning is a far cry from “sweetheart” (!) and if one needs to learn the current definition of “bully”, standard dictionaries prescribe it. A dictionary changing the meaning of a …

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