Aunque las ciencias modernas surgieron en el contexto cultural del cristianismo europeo—con Copérnico, Kepler y Newton—, ambas líneas del pensamiento han ido separándose con el paso del tiempo hasta el momento actual en que las ciencias en general descartan a priori la existencia de Dios como diseñador, creador y sustentador del universo.
This week I read a sermon in The Princeton Seminary Bulletin by Stanley Hauerwas, one of the most provocative Christian theologians in the United States today. Here is part of what he preached:
How many of you worship in a church with an American flag? I am sorry to tell you that your salvation is in doubt.
How many of you worship in a church in which the Fourth of July is celebrated? I am sorry to tell you that your salvation is in doubt.