On the birthday of MLK: Seeing, Apprehending and the Death of MLK: A Photo Essay
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The early Christians were undoubtedly “liberal” in important senses: after all, the ancient world held certain strict categories of hierarchy. These early Christians were shockingly liberal in refusing to impose such categories and moralisms. But these Christians held to an orthodoxy that led to a particular form of liberalism. They were liberal in these ways not in spite of their orthodoxy; they were liberal in these ways because of their orthodoxy.
When the prof opened the class up for discussion on the reading, the first student to make a comment said: "I did not know Tolstoy was a heretic." The student refused to engage. He wanted to dismiss Tolstoy altogether because of particular elements of Tolstoy's theology. The professor looked stunned, almost personally insulted. And then…