tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post114619936976177434..comments2024-03-25T19:00:40.046-06:00Comments on The Constructive Curmudgeon: Curmudgeonhood for the MassesDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-1146798863593733592006-05-04T21:14:00.000-06:002006-05-04T21:14:00.000-06:00Enjoyed the post. The church definitely needs more...Enjoyed the post. The church definitely needs more truth-telling, both in and out of the pulpit. Peace.Milton Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09235705641913811166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-1146400208815691322006-04-30T06:30:00.000-06:002006-04-30T06:30:00.000-06:00"I thought maybe you were trying to be ironic, ben..."I thought maybe you were trying to be ironic, bending the language in a postmodern way." <BR/><BR/>In no way do I mean that! I may be bending the term a bit, but I am inspired by a book called "The Portable Curmudgeon," that give a more positive understanding of it. My use of the term is a bit hyperbolically, I suppose. I mean someone who is a critical thinker, is not cowed by peer pressure, and is willing to speak the truth when it is unpopular.Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-1146362526170862302006-04-29T20:02:00.000-06:002006-04-29T20:02:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-1146240309977072502006-04-28T10:05:00.000-06:002006-04-28T10:05:00.000-06:00I was having a conversation with my students this ...I was having a conversation with my students this morning covering same idea. I'm dealing with a couple of students who have become rather disillusioned with the modern state of our particular tradition, to the point where thier original intention of becoming a minister in that tradition is waning.<BR/><BR/>The hard part is convincing people that the truth is worth the fight. One student told me that he didn't want to stay in the fellowship and fight its ideology for the rest of his life. I can understand this. It is, however, the call of the prophet (which not everyone is called to). The prophet called people to truth, and were often persecuted, often to death, for the message.<BR/><BR/>However, as you pointed out, our model should be Christ. He fought for the truth, and was killed because of it. Are we better then he that we should seek our own comfort in place of truth?Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07178836236878900349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-1146233787100789812006-04-28T08:16:00.000-06:002006-04-28T08:16:00.000-06:00FWIW, I reviewed Kreeft's The Philosophy of Tolkie...FWIW, I reviewed Kreeft's <I>The Philosophy of Tolkien</I> at my <A HREF="http://lordofthekingdom.com/?p=51" REL="nofollow">blog</A>. If you have read it, I'd be interested in your take on it; if you haven't read it and have an interest in Tolkien, you might find it a good read.Michael Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753474161462765718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-1146231286089835682006-04-28T07:34:00.000-06:002006-04-28T07:34:00.000-06:00Have you been reading Tolkien? Kreeft? Your lang...Have you been reading Tolkien? Kreeft? <BR/><BR/>Your language, words, and style resemble greatly descriptions of Middle-earth and the virtues and values cherished there. Or, perhaps, your pre-modern Christian perspective (or so I would portray it, along with my own beliefs) follows down similar paths of those trod earlier by Tolkien, Lewis, and many others.<BR/><BR/>"For I too am a [curmudgeon]. Did you not know?"Michael Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01753474161462765718noreply@blogger.com