J. Michael Jones
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Here is a directory of my four-part series on “What is a Christian Rationalist?”
Part I: The Historical Perspective Part II: This Christian Rationalist’s MO Part III: History Revisited, The Critical Years, 1750-1855 Part IV: Epistemological Approach Continue reading
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Christian Rationalist, Part IV, Epistemology
The linchpin to this whole discussion is epistemology, which is the study of how we find knowledge and truth. The Historical Perspective on Epistemology: It was assumed by the pre-Christian thinkers that reason was the tool that we use to… Continue reading
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Christian Rationalist Part III, History Revisited, The Critical Years 1750-1855
This will be the last long-historical post. George Washingon: Did you know that 5 of our first 10 American presidents were of a different faith than Christianity and many of our “founding fathers” the same? It is important to go… Continue reading
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Christian Rationalism, PART II, The Christian Rationaist’s MO (modus operandi )
Now, that I’ve made it clear that the way we think is a product of our culture, I think it would be helpful to clarify the motive or MO of the Christian Rationalist, at least this CR. There are no… Continue reading
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What is Christian Rationalism? Part I, A Historical Perspective
Introduction: With this post I want to create a comprehensive explanation of what I mean by “Christian Rationalism,” so when I am asked what I mean, I can have a place to refer peope to. One Christian commenter said, after… Continue reading
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Christianity Reimagined is Launched
For more than ten years I had a blog titled “The Christian Monist.” The site was decaded to those who have become disillusioned with Christianity and felt there was no place for them. This was the way I felt when… Continue reading
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The Casualty’s Big Secret
I am a very candid person and when I draw from my own experiences with such honesty, it is often misinterpreted as being about me as if I’m seeing sympathy, if not advice. I am not. In articles like this,… Continue reading
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A Personal Renaissance
If you have been a student of early western civilization, you would have observed that as the Christian religion began to take shape in the third and fourth centuries, it deliberately chose a form of Platonic dualism as its philosophical… Continue reading
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A Lot of Water Under the Bridge
The last time I posted here was 2016. There certainly has been a lot of water under the metaphorical bridge. I had left the purpose of the Christian Monist site to start posting about fiction writing. Then, I became quite… Continue reading
Christianity Reimagined 