SOC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Intelligent Designer, Historical Jesus, Age Of Enlightenment
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18th century intellectual movement that argued our view of the world should be based on empirical observaion (science), not the church"s theological world view. Term began in chrisianity, but can be applied elsewhere. Argues for remembered history, not necessarily accurate history. Ex: argument that this is a chrisian naion and all founders were chrisian. Jeferson made his own version of the bible by cuing out parts he didn"t like. Reacts against modernity, pushes back against progress. Schweitzer 1906 the quest of the historical jesus. Bultmann 1921 history of the synopic tradiion. These works represent change and modernity that people reacted to. Darwin and evoluion applying modern science to the quesion of where we come from. Schweitzer understanding the actual history of jesus as a human person. Bultmann tried to take a scieniic approach to understand the irst three chrisian books (mathew, mark and luke) demythologizing the chrisian testament. When something progressive is happening, there is oten a counter progression.
