tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449677811690616608.post6096507961199857632..comments2023-12-15T21:49:46.651+01:00Comments on Pluralist Speaks: The Meaning of AffirmingPluralist (Adrian Worsfold)http://www.blogger.com/profile/01922153724523820866noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5449677811690616608.post-73750199469232351622011-01-04T16:09:43.958+01:002011-01-04T16:09:43.958+01:00"Liberalism, however, is about enquiry and se..."Liberalism, however, is about enquiry and searching and discovering, and a spirituality to suit; as such it is not really about being a slave to an ism at all, because either you are the sort who searches and discovers, who spreads out into religious humanism, or you are not."<br /><br />That's the question, isn't it.<br />For you, it means a completely open ended enquiry, and I dare say that in some contexts that is right.<br /><br />In a Christian context, though, the "Christian" forms a kind of framework, a bit like the doctrinal statements we've discussed earlier. Within that framework, one can be evangelical, liberal or anglo catholic or a mix of everything depending on the issue.<br /><br />I think it legitimate to call yourself liberal within a certain context and I would not expect a liberal Christian and a liberal Muslim to have the same beliefs.<br /><br />ErikaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com