Few things are thought to be more morally pernicious than the practice of judging others. Sometimes this is given a theological spin with people citing the Sermon on the Mount “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Judging'
Contra Mundum: The Judgmental Jesus
January 29th, 2010 22 Comments
Tags: Contra Mundum · Ethics · Hermeneutics · Investigate Magazine · Judging
Sunday Study: The Virtue of Judging – Jesus was not a Relativist
June 23rd, 2009 3 Comments
About a year ago I gave a talk on moral relativism for Thinking Matters Tauranga. During that talk I noted that relativism entails that one cannot apply the moral principles you (or your culture) accepts to the practices of other people (or cultures). I was critical of this position arguing that it suffers from all [...]
Tags: Judging · Relativism · Sunday Study · Theology
