Contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints. Jude 3
For our next forum we’ll be discussing the implications of Luther’s Two Kingdom theory and what it means for us today. This topic is so important that we’ll take the next couple of forums to go through it. For now, however, we’ll start with Anders Nygren’s essay Luther’s Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms, from the book, One Lord, Two Hands?: Essays on the Theology of the Two Kingdoms.
Here’s our readings for our Friday, December 1 Forum! Roni has graciously volunteered to share his wisdom and insight for this session. Our first reading is an article by Gifford Grobien entitled Righteousness, Mystical Union, and Moral Formation in Christian Worship.
For our time together, LaVerne will be conducting this discussion. We’ll be exploring Wokism. Here are our readings:
Here is our final reading for Koukl’s Tactics: Chapters 13 and 14
Our primary readings for this forum will be chapters by Rev. Dr. Lucas Woodford and Ken Samples. Both authors are fine Christian scholars and have thought deeply about these important issues.
Woodford’s essay entitled Responding to Social Justice and Critical Race Theory is here. And because many misunderstand the Old and New Testament’s actual teaching on slavery and think that Christianity is oppressive, it will be helpful to read and discuss Samples’ chapter called Why Doesn’t the Bible Condemn Slavery?
Beyond these basic readings here are other helpful resources:
For background information or to dig a little deeper, Lindsay and Pluckrose have a chapter called Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality.
The Mid-South District of the LCMS also put out this helpful resolution.
Christian apologist Greg Koukl has an important essay on the topic here. Mr. Koukl has also addressed the issue of CRT and racism here and here.
In addition, Issues Etc. has a series of podcasts on CRT here.