“What is our general disposition towards the literary classics produced by the revered geniuses of our age? Shall we assume the worst or the best of them? ... In most cases, Christian universities incline towards viewing these authors favorably for several reasons, both legitimate and illegitimate. ... In higher academia, there is a strong academic hubris that gives too much glory to the intellectual accomplishments of men. Within these institutions, men and women imbibe deeply at the trough of the knowledge that puffs up (1 Cor. 8:1). A fraternity of the intellectual elite forms, wherein critical treatment of the fundamental ideas produced in the brotherhood becomes the ultimate faux pas. Hence, the ‘great’ authors are beyond criticism, and they stand in a class of their own. Their novels, plays, and treatises may be fawned over, appreciated, reviewed, and analyzed, but none dare accuse the writers of wicked, rebellious heart motives or render their literature heterodox and dangerous.” The Word of God commands, “Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5). Kevin Swanson, Apostate: The Men Who Destroyed the Christian West Comments are closed.
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