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  • 10 - What’s Wrong with Idolatry, and Why There Is No Excuse

  • from Part III - Normative Aspects
  • Edited by Aaron Segal, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Samuel Lebens, University of Haifa, Israel
  • Book:
    The Philosophy of Worship
    Published online:
    09 January 2025
    Print publication:
    23 January 2025, pp 170-188

  • Summary

    The Bible and religious tradition imply that 1. It is wrong to worship anything other than God, and 2. There is no good excuse for worshipping anything other than God. One question (1) raises is, wrong for whom? Jews and Christians, certainly. I suggest that there is no clear case that idolatry is a sin for Gentile pagans in the Hebrew Scriptures. Christian belief that (1) applies to pagans stems from New Testament texts and philosophy. I consider some broadly philosophical arguments that all idolatry is wrong, no matter by whom. I then argue that (2) rests inter alia on a robust doctrine of “general revelation,” and suggest some of what must go into that doctrine if it is to support (2).

An Introduction to Christian Theology
  • 2nd edition
  • Richard J. Plantinga, Thomas R. Thompson, Matthew D. Lundberg
  • Published online:
    18 October 2022
    Print publication:
    03 November 2022
  • Far from being solely an academic enterprise, the practice of theology can pique the interest of anyone who wonders about the meaning of life. This introduction to Christian theology – exploring its basic concepts, confessional content, and history – emphasizes the relevance of the key convictions of Christian faith to the challenges of today's world. Part I introduces the project of Christian theology and sketches the critical context that confronts Christian thought and practice today. Part II offers a survey of the key doctrinal themes of Christian theology, including revelation, the triune God, and the world as creation, identifying their biblical basis and the highlights of their historical development before giving a systematic evaluation of each theme. Part III provides an overview of Christian theology from the early church to the present. Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition of An Introduction to Christian Theology includes a range of new visual and pedagogical features, including images, diagrams, tables, and more than eighty text boxes, which call attention to special emphases, observations, and applications to help deepen student engagement.