Date: February 22nd, 2012 06:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] raven-moon.livejournal.com
Well, really, they don't HAVE to argue from their own faith perspective - one can choose to argue whether Calvin's theology is logically consistent in itself, and/or relative to the rest of Christian belief. In fact, I try to encourage them to evaluate things from that perspective rather than merely what they believe.

It's one reason I begin with older stuff, like Arianism and Catharism - they can easily poke holes in those ideas from a safe remove. By the time we get to say, Baptists, they are a little more comfortable thinking critically...hopefully, anyway!
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