Covenant Marriage
How many relationships can you really effectively handle and be engaged in. You have to manage them.
-When you look at history, marriage has been the standing social institution.
-Historically, the church had a tremendous influence on culture's view of marriage in western culture.
-We have a culture that is becoming a more resistant to Christianity and to religion at large.
-The concept of marriage up until the 1960s was highly respected largely in part of the religious influence
-Now the culture is veering the other way
The Enlightenment
There was a backlash against the church during the 18th century. It was a reaction to the religious institutions after the French Revolution. These ideas began to permeate through the European's thinking.
There was a larger emphasis on Science, Reason, and self-centered lifestyle. And a little bit of a revolt against the extremists, faith, and tradition. Skepticism, opposed supperstition, opposition of the power of the church and the state.
Philosophers of the Enlightenment
John Locke
Voltaire
Isaac Newton
Spinoza
Rousseau
It was a slow process, but it was setting the place. It began to take hold of the continent of Europe. And just like everything else, American got it later. There was a lot of religious influence in USA as well, but these ideas, propelled by the authors of the time, the founding fathers got some of their ideas
It was a watered down version of Christianity. The idea of Deism was born. There is a God, but we can't really know him. And He moves things along and is in control, but is removed and not really involved in the day-to-day
Now The 60's and 70's
Enlightenment takes hold in the late 1800s and 1900's
Existentialism- American version of the Enlightenment that furthered the ideas originally presented. 20th century extension of the Enlightenment movement. It was a challenging of the notion of God.
The Enlightenment rejected the ideas of the church.
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-When you look at history, marriage has been the standing social institution.
-Historically, the church had a tremendous influence on culture's view of marriage in western culture.
-We have a culture that is becoming a more resistant to Christianity and to religion at large.
-The concept of marriage up until the 1960s was highly respected largely in part of the religious influence
-Now the culture is veering the other way
The Enlightenment
There was a backlash against the church during the 18th century. It was a reaction to the religious institutions after the French Revolution. These ideas began to permeate through the European's thinking.
There was a larger emphasis on Science, Reason, and self-centered lifestyle. And a little bit of a revolt against the extremists, faith, and tradition. Skepticism, opposed supperstition, opposition of the power of the church and the state.
Philosophers of the Enlightenment
John Locke
Voltaire
Isaac Newton
Spinoza
Rousseau
It was a slow process, but it was setting the place. It began to take hold of the continent of Europe. And just like everything else, American got it later. There was a lot of religious influence in USA as well, but these ideas, propelled by the authors of the time, the founding fathers got some of their ideas
It was a watered down version of Christianity. The idea of Deism was born. There is a God, but we can't really know him. And He moves things along and is in control, but is removed and not really involved in the day-to-day
Now The 60's and 70's
Enlightenment takes hold in the late 1800s and 1900's
Existentialism- American version of the Enlightenment that furthered the ideas originally presented. 20th century extension of the Enlightenment movement. It was a challenging of the notion of God.
The Enlightenment rejected the ideas of the church.
The