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The Sacred and Secular Divide - THEO
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Introduction to Christian Thought (D) (Liberty
University)
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I. The Sacred and Secular Divide
A. Basics
1. Things are secular
2. Things are sacred
3. There is a divide between the 2
4. Vocation
a) Secular
(1) Lawyer
(2) Doctor
(3) Businessman
b) Sacred
(1) Pastor
(2) Missionary
c) This thinking is a false dichotomy
(1) God created and sustains all things
(2) His revelation is seen through His word and the world
B. Nancy Peercy’s Book - Total Truth
1. Talks about the divide and pushes back on the understanding
2. Describes it as a 2-story house
a) Top floor (sacred)
(1) Personal life
(2) Subjective elements
(3) Experience
(4) Religion
(5) Values
b) Bottom floor (secular)
(1) Public life
(2) Objective elements
(3) Facts
(4) Scientific
(5) Values-free
c) Leaders in society
(1) We look to their private life to see how they govern
(2) Private life affects their public
C. Challenge your mind/sphere of influence
1. Recognize that thinking
2. Bring the 2 ideals together
