Summary and personal reflection (due on Sp.15th)
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A Reflection on Christ and Culture in the Enduring Problem
Valerie Xu
International Degree completion: Trinity Western University
LDRS 375 I6 - Culture & Christianity
Mr.Chris Howe (Just so you know, my last name is Christiansen.)
Sept,19, 2020
A Reflection on Christ and Culture in the Enduring Problems
I agree with certain things Niebuhr has talked about but at the same time I do not agree with some of his points. I believe that yes, the religion should be kept out of things that are of importance on the international level and today the world is more of a global village and to be ahead in the game we need to bring everyone under the same roof first and need to lend an ear to the other people coming from different cultures and religions, (How could we do that if religion was left out of it?) But when it comes to our social life and personal life I think we need to integrate Christianity. I know some people have more of liberal and secular thinking who do not want to integrate religion in their personal life because it may hinder their achievements but I believe to stay on the right path and to adopt what the majority believes is right even is wrong is not my cup of tea because it may make the world more complex and may eradicate the sense of right and wrong from people if we only kept running after the achievements that we consider is of great importance. We need to adapt some of the religious sayings according to the present world but not all because the world is now different as compared to the world of Jesus Christ. And the human is a sinful creature according to him that makes us the one who does make mistakes but also have given the gift of love which in my view is very essential to follow for a better and a healthy society.
Hey Valerie.
You wrote this essay in a clear and concise manner. There were some grammatical mistakes but nothing major. One thing missing was that it is important to put citations in the paper, even when you are not directly quoting Niebuhr. If you are discussing his ideas, you should be putting down which pages those ideas come from. Could you go back and do that, then send me the paper again? You also had some thoughtful reflection on what you agreed with and disagreed with. See my comments throughout on some things that were left out.
God bless.
Chris
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References
Richard Niebuhr, H. (1951). Christ and culture (p. 197). New York: Harper and Row.