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PHRONESIS vol.10 no.2 ATS at 35 Still committed to the Word 2003

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Authors: Isabelo Magalit, Larry Caldwell, George Capaque, Timoteo Gener, Lorenzo Bautista

Keywords: ATS at 35, Committed to the Word, Statement of Beliefs, Why Can’t Evangelicals Agree, Set Theory, Epistemological Foundations, Inerrancy, Historical, Philosophical, Theological Considerations, Filipino Evangelicals, Issue of Inerrancy, A Call for Reorientation, Evangelical Statements of Faith on the Bible, Phronesis, Practical Wisdom, Theory, Praxis, Kingdom Values, Family, Church, Community, Societal Institutions, Nation, Dualism, Dualistic Thinking, Conversion, Transformation, Sin, Justice, Healing, Love, Biblical Authority, Bounded Set, Centered Set, Conservative Realist, Progressive Realist, Apologetics, Biblical Criticism, Spiritual Pride, Hermeneutics

Description: This anniversary issue addresses the theological commitment of ATS, focusing particularly on Biblical Inerrancy. Caldwell uses Set Theory and Epistemological Foundations (Bounded/Centered Sets) to explain why Evangelicals disagree on inerrancy definitions despite sharing root beliefs. Capaque reviews the historical, philosophical, and theological considerations that shaped the American evangelical view of inerrancy. Gener calls for a reorientation of the inerrancy debate in the Philippine context, advocating for Filipino Evangelical theological engagement and resisting imported Western fundamentalism. Bautista surveys the diverse statements of faith in the Bible among various evangelical organizations.

  1. ATS at 35 – Isabelo Magalit
  2. ATS’ Statement of Beliefs – (The Faculty of Asian Theological Seminary)
  3. Why Can’t Evangelicals Agree? Set Theory, Epistemological Foundations and Inerrancy – Larry Caldwell
  4. Some Basic Considerations in the Inerrancy Debate: Historical, Philosophical and Theological – George Capaque
  5. Filipino Evangelicals and the Issue of Inerrancy: A Call for Reorientation – Timoteo Gener
  6. Evangelical Statements of Faith on the Bible: Some Observations – Lorenzo Bautista

Insights from PHRONESIS Volume 10, No. 2 (2003)

  • “ATS faculty believe the Bible is the Word of God, infallible, without error in the original writings….” -Isabelo Magalit
  • “Evangelicals who approach the inerrancy issue are coming at it with different foundational epistemological presuppositions that prohibit agreement from ever happening in the first place.” -Larry Caldwell
  • “Inerrancy is used to express the belief that statements of the Bible are exact truth, that the hard facts are there and what one needs to do is carefully arrange and classify them.” -George Capaque
  • “The question of disunity and separatism as barriers to Christian witness receives special urgency in a culture and society struggling with issues of factionalism, poverty and social injustice.” -Timoteo Gener
  • “The sole basis of our beliefs is the Bible, God’s infallible written Word, the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments.” -Lorenzo Bautista