Do you have the impression that the LW community underestimates the tendency of Christianity to suppress curiosity and rationality?
Some do, based on some comments in “Marketing rationalism”, as I already explained.
I responded to your comment by deleting quotes from people who were not among the 1 or 2 most influential Christian theologians of their century (excluding the papal condemnation quote, which is famous in its own right).
You may be right, but that’s too fine a distinction for me to make without putting more thought into it than I have time for now. He is the least-important figure on the list, but is still regularly quoted in sermons today.
Some do, based on some comments in “Marketing rationalism”, as I already explained.
I responded to your comment by deleting quotes from people who were not among the 1 or 2 most influential Christian theologians of their century (excluding the papal condemnation quote, which is famous in its own right).
I don’t believe Spurgeon was a particularly influential Christian theologian. (An influential Christian preacher, for sure.)
You may be right, but that’s too fine a distinction for me to make without putting more thought into it than I have time for now. He is the least-important figure on the list, but is still regularly quoted in sermons today.
...and today his sermons are even harder to read/understand than the kjv.