Wright's Case Against Intellectualism
going up to the heavenly city. Lastly, the “moral” sense, “a way of discovering lessons on how to behave hidden within texts which were not straightforwardly teaching such a thing” (69). Wright’s recognizes the utility of these approaches: “wherever one opened the Bible one might discover not only what happened in the past, but an open door upon the riches of Christian truth, the glory that lay ahead, and the solid ground of Christian morality” (70).
In the next chapter on the Enlightenment, Wright brings the narrative to the present in order to make a case against anti-intellectualism, but also against the veneration of intellectualism. Today, he argues, we ought to be aware what Enlightenment “assertions must be politely denied, which of
In the next chapter on the Enlightenment, Wright brings the narrative to the present in order to make a case against anti-intellectualism, but also against the veneration of intellectualism. Today, he argues, we ought to be aware what Enlightenment “assertions must be politely denied, which of