tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post6789348720398908604..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: Thomas Kidd's Contribution to Cato UnboundBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-48024726839358758442020-06-23T20:19:04.736-06:002020-06-23T20:19:04.736-06:00Disappointing. I hope Tommy's keeping his powd...Disappointing. I hope Tommy's keeping his powder dry and not just keeping his skirts clean and voting present"<br /><br />This is of mild interest:<br /><br /><i>Advocates of the British-American Enlightenment, scholars now understand, were mostly friendly to theism, if not Christianity per se. Often British Enlightenment thinkers had a reformist agenda for institutional Christianity, such as disestablishing the official state churches, ending tests of faith for elected officials, or repudiating Reformed or Calvinist doctrines such as predestination. </i><br /><br />True but it still only tells us about certain British intellectuals, not what the American Founders did with that theorizing.<br /><br />Predestination was far from anyone's mind. For one thing, even though arrogant Calvinists fancy themselves members of "the Elect," even they are forced to admit they have no way of knowing for sure. And even if you're dealing with one of the Damned, as a Christian you still have to treat them as a human being. I think Kidd barely hit the dartboard here.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.com