Reviving the Reformation
Trainer Name
Ministry
Two Contemporaries
Karl Marx
Max Weber
1818-1883
1864-1920
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Two Contemporaries
Karl Marx
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German
Interested in
Econ/Social Phil.
Passion: Why are
some nations
rich/poor?
Max Weber
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German
Interested in
Econ/Social Phil.
Passion: Why are
some nations
rich/poor?
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Two Contemporaries
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Karl Marx
Materialist
Assumed “Matter is all
that matters”
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Max Weber
Theist
Assumed “Ideas have
consequences”
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Ideas Have Consequences
Michael Novak
 Why are the nations of South America
that are richer in natural resources
poorer than North American nations?
 The ideas found in Protestant
countries produce wealthier nations
than the ideas in the Catholic
countries.
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Triadic Model for Reform
Theological
Political
Economic
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Triadic Model for Reform
Evangelical Gnosticism
Theological
Political
Economic
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Triadic Model for Reform
Theological
Political
Economic
Secularism
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Triadic Model for Reform
Theological
Political
Economic
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Three Rallying Cries of the
Reformation
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The theological cry
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The economic cry
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The political cry
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The Theological Cry
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Solus Christus
Christ alone: the work of Christ alone
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Sola Gratia
Grace alone: salvation
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Sola Fide
Faith alone: justification
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Sola Scriptura
Scripture alone: our final authority
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Soli Deo Gloria
To God alone be the glory!
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The Five “Alones”
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Christ Alone: the work of Christ alone
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Grace Alone: salvation
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Faith Alone: justification
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Scripture Alone: our final authority
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To God Alone be the glory!
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The Economic Cry
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Work
as much as you can
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Save
as much as you can
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Give
as much as you can
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Amoral
Moral Universe
Economic Philosophy
Open System
Closed System
Oikonomia
Idealistic
Socialism
(Stewardship of
Creation)
Chrematistics
(Predatory
Capitalism/
Hedonistic
Consumerism)
(Material Mechanical
Universe)
Classic
Communism
(Institutionalized
Control)
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Where Wealth Comes From
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25% Natural Capital
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16% Physical Capital
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59% Human Capital
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The World Bank’s Conclusion
“in the [materially] wealthiest
countries,
human capital accounts for threequarters
of the producible forms of wealth.”
From World Bank 1995 report on Monitoring Environmental Progress
as quoted by Ann Crittenden in The Price of Motherhood, p. 71.
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President Ronald Reagan
"The developing world has been told that
it's necessary to give up freedom in order
to achieve progress. Nothing could be
further from the truth. Freedom and
economic advance go hand in hand; they
are two sides of the same coin. The
mainspring of human progress is found
not in controlling and harnessing human
energy but in setting it free.
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President Ronald Reagan
“The most valuable resource is not oil
or precious metals or even territory;
it's the infinite richness of human
potential. The creative genius and
diligence unleashed when people are
free and working to improve their lot
and that of their families is the
greatest force for good on this planet."
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President Ronald Reagan
“There are no such things as limits to
growth, because there are no limits on
the human capacity for intelligence,
imagination and wonder.”
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The Political Cry
All Men
Are
Sinners
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Power Corrupts
Power tends to corrupt,
and absolute power
corrupts absolutely!
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Lord Acton in a letter to Bishop Mandell Creighton, 1887
Two Principles
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Checks and balances in
governance
Form and freedom in law:
“the law is king” (Lex Rex)
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Application
Personal Reflection:
What wisdom from the reformers would
most help my nation at this time?
Action Plan:
What one small step can I take to begin
to apply this wisdom in my life, church,
or community?
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Reviving the Reformation
Trainer Name
Ministry
Reviving the Reformation
Review
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Content
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Application
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Worldview Shift
Darrow L. Miller
Disciple Nations
Alliance
Web Connections
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www.harvestfoundation.org
www.disciplenations.org
www.mondaychurch.org
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Phoenix, AZ 85014
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info@disciplenations.org
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