The rest: "mainstream" in christendom is extremely dependent on geography
Well sort of, but remember that in the context of the post I was talking about those theologians that laid the foundations for the tradition and who knew the pagan form of Platonism from direct experience. I guess I ought to learn something about what the larger Protestant denominations teach on the subject-- remember that I didn't grow up either in a Protestant congregation or in a Protestant part of the country, so I don't really have their ideas floating around in my mind like a lot of people do.
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Date: 2023-12-07 02:56 am (UTC)Well sort of, but remember that in the context of the post I was talking about those theologians that laid the foundations for the tradition and who knew the pagan form of Platonism from direct experience. I guess I ought to learn something about what the larger Protestant denominations teach on the subject-- remember that I didn't grow up either in a Protestant congregation or in a Protestant part of the country, so I don't really have their ideas floating around in my mind like a lot of people do.