tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7511660846316927244.post6600977377494038819..comments2023-04-13T03:51:38.050-07:00Comments on Religion, Legitimacy and Politics : Jesus: A Prophet, God's Only Son, or the Logos?Religion, Legitimacy and Politicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17662477474000491980noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7511660846316927244.post-7730948193025397342015-04-19T07:17:42.048-07:002015-04-19T07:17:42.048-07:00I'm sympathetic to your account of what goes w...I'm sympathetic to your account of what goes wrong when an institution wants to emphasize adhering to its dogma as the primary goal for believers. But isn't it possible that a believer could be equally committed to understanding Christ as mystical Logos and as the one and only son of God? I don't see why those positions contradict each other, but it seems that you are framing this as an either/or option. Is that more just about how it plays out, in practice, in day to day living for the believer--he or she is necessarily going to come down as a Logos-person or as an "exclusivist" and there's no way really to act as both at the same time?Ashley Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534959238757970492noreply@blogger.com