ideological/intellectual progression of moral authority

what is the progression of moral authority?

ancient world, reformation, enlightenment, and postmodernism

immanuel kant school of thought

transcendental idealism

what were some of rene descartes ideas?

- cartesian dualism

- "I think, therefore I am"

- believed in mind-body dualism, focused on rationalism in philosophy

what were some of david hume's ideas?

- moral sentimentalism (morality originated in sentiment, emphasized emotion in moral judgement)

what were some of immanuel kant's ideas?

- emphasized rational morality over religious doctrine, had a concept of autonomy ethics

what were some of fredrich nietzsche's ideas?

critiqued traditional morality and Christianity, had a concept of the "superman"

what were some of john locke's contributions?

(APES):

- advocating religious tolerance

- political liberalism

- empiricism

- social contract theory

what were some of rosseau's contributions?

SIIC

- social contract theory

- ideas of human goodness, and the impact of society on social freedom

- criticized organized religion

jacque derrida's contributions

- deconstructionism

- critiqued language and meaning, with religious themes

michele foucault's contributions

- critiqued religion, power/knowledge dynamic, social institution, and disciplinary power

- believed that claiming something is objectively true can be used to hold power over others

soren kierkegaard contributions

- critiqued enlightenment rationalism

- argued Christianity is not an intellectual system but a personal committment to God

c.s. lewis contributions

- advocated for rational basis for belief in God and the moral implications for Christianity

- author of Mere Christianity and Chronicles of Narnia

dietrich bonhoeffer contributions

CAK

- culture critic and christian philosopher

- advocated for an active faith in action

- known for works such as the cost of discipleship

francis shaeffer contributions

- emphasized faith and reason

- known for the book how should we live? and the God who is there

norman giesler

- christian philosopher/educator/apologist

- defended classical theism and natural theology

- books: I don't have enough faith to be an atheist

timothy keller

- apologist/theologian pastor

- bridged biblical teaching w/cultural issues

-wrote The Reason for God and The Prodigal God

james w. sire

- christian educator, worldview philosopher

- explored human thought and behavior

- author of the universe next door

alvin plantinga

- christian philosopher and epistemologist

- argues that belief in God can be properly basic and rational without inferential proof

- wrote where the conflict really lies: Science, Religion, and Naturalism.

j.p. moreland

- christian philosopher

- integrates christian philosophy with mind and metaphysics; known for Love Your God with All Your Mind and Philosophy Made Slightly Less Difficult

william laine craig

- christian philosopher, classical apologist

- kalam cosmological argument and the moral argument

- His work : Reasonable Faith

nancy pearcey

- christian philosopher, worldview apologist

- integrating faith with all areas of life (ethics, science, culture)

- key works include :Total Truth, The Toxic War on Masculinity, and Love Thy Body

Voddie Baucham

-Focuses on biblical authority, cultural apologetics, and critiques of secular worldview movements (particularly critical theory and moral relativism).

-Known for Fault Lines

When was the Renaissance?

1300s-1600s

When was the Protestant Reformation?

1500s

When was the Enlightenment?

1700s-1800s