Annoying Arguments

Today i was reading in one of my textbooks for Seminary when i ran across one of the most frustrating arguments: “The word ‘Trinity’ isn’t in the Bible.”  This is so annoying to me not only b/c it is often merely an evasive tactic, but also betrays that there is absolutely no understanding of how theology and the bible work together.  The worst part is that many learned people, some with PhD’s, acutally think that this rhetoric makes for a good argument.  It is sad to see how sloppy thinking on this subject can be.  It is like they are expecting me to say something like  ”Wow, i had no idea.  Well, i guess that ends the discussion.”

Hopefully i’ll post something of substance soon, but for tonight i’d love to hear what arguments annoy you the most.

I Have No Words . . .

So do you???

A Quote Worth Reflection

In case you didn’t know. Ben Myers’ blog is probably the best theological blog on the web.  One of the main reasons why is that many intelligent minds grapple with each other by commenting on Ben’s blog, one of the brighest being Kim Fabricius.  In the comments section of a recent post, Kim pulls out a great quote from Vinoth Ramachandra in his work Subverting Global Myths: Theology and the Public Issues Shaping Our World (2008), one worth pondering:

Why are North American or British or German theologies [and philosophies?] never named as such, but Indian or Latin American or African theologies are? Western theologies are simply assumed to be universal, but non-Western theologies are ‘contextual.’ The insularity of most Western theological institutions is astonishing.

This seems pretty spot on to me.  Agree/disagree?