Bridgette Davis
Grand Canyon University: HTH379 (379-0101) History of Christianity
November 23, 2014
(Shelly, 2008, pg. 358) Liberalism lays emphasis on an individual’s freedom, equality and liberal thoughts and religious beliefs. The people have rights with Liberalism. With liberalism every person is able to be in control about his or her life. For this be done we have a right to choose. If we do not have liberalism then we have no rights to think and do as we please. Without liberalism we could not reverence God. Truthfully speaking, no one in an authority position should have the right to oppose religion. We can voice our viewpoints with liberalism, no matter what it is. According to the civil …show more content…
This is helpful in political rule as it would help presidents to seek divine knowledge in dire situations. A quote by Thomas Jefferson states that, "God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with His wrath? Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice cannot sleep …show more content…
Augustine. St. Augustine first battle is with Pelagius about man that baptism is important to. The important work of Augustine in this confrontation was the issue of Free Will (388–395), even though thirteen letters was written by Augustine against Pelagius (Shelley, 2008, pg. 358).
Liberalism relates to attempting to bring harmony to a Christian’s belief with all humanity of different cultures (Noll, 2012, pg. 296). Whereas with Constantine the formation of the Christian state and church, liberalism wants the church and cultures to be mixed. The key problems efforts rising from many proponents.
Liberalism is the context making an attempt focusing on society’s issues and a Christian’s personal beliefs. In today’s “modern world” the Word of God cannot be thought of as just a mystical book. “The Bible can be employed only for theology and basic morality, but not in the details of life because of the change in the position of Christianity in