Anti-intellectualism

“Conservative Christianity has sometimes had an anti-intellectual bent. Certain dangers often accompany the acquisition of theological knowledge, and Paul will deal with some of them in this chapter. But some believers have reacted to these dangers by discouraging study and scholarship. They have pitted ‘doing’ against ‘knowing.’” - BJU Seminary

“We’ve come a long way since Mark Noll lamented the scandal of the evangelical mind in 1994. Or have we? Perhaps we have to go back to the 19th century before we can make progress in the 21st.” - Acton

“Faith and reason have been divorced, and we Christians sometimes swallow that pill without realizing it. But it doesn’t have to be that way.” - Credo

“The head and the heart should not be pitted against each other. We need both. Bruce Ware says, ‘If you don’t have it in your head, you can’t have it in your heart.’” - Randy Alcorn

“When I asked my fundamentalist teachers and mentors how to reconcile portions of the Bible with each other I was harshly put down as trying to use reason on what is essentially beyond reason.” - Roger Olson

“…it is manifestly the case that with the church’s mounting capitulation to secular culture, God’s people have increasingly been marked by the antipathy to learning so characteristic of that culture.” - Ligonier

“To some, this is seen simply as a lack of moral courage, an unwillingness to take a stand for Jesus. They want an unequivocal judgment of right or wrong. Anything less, and you’re just a ‘nuance bro.’” - Kainos

“God created us with both intellect and emotion. Neither is meant to triumph over the other, but actively work together to pursue the heart of Christ.” - Kainos

“With the publication of an anniversary edition, containing a new preface and afterword by Noll, I asked various scholars across institutions to reflect on the book’s significance and ongoing relevance for the church today.” - TGC