In our conversation from last time we talked a lot about the overlaps between philosophy and sociology when talking about the evolution of intellectuals. Through a progressive worldview we described human nature as inherently good, but it is subject to corruption. Various questions arose such as: Is there an implicit order in nature? Is their moral truth in the natural world? This discussion made us think more about Christian progressivism and the role that religion plays in progressivism overall. Before philosophy and science there was religion. Human beings have been practicing religion as long as we’ve been around. I think that throughout time progressivism has taken new forms in regard to philosophical and scientific perspectives. It is interesting to see how progressivism has taken form in modern society. For example, during class we talked about how progressivism is shown through art. Progressivists find various new forms of expression. Furthermore, progressivism in art is tied to politics. Many artists convey their political progressive views through the use of symbols. This relates back to our conversation about religion and how the cross is a symbol in Christianity that is sacralized. There is a connection between religion and politics that is important to look at. For instance within the catholic church Pope Francis has more modern and liberal views than some of the popes that they have had before. I think part of the reason they chose him was to encourage the younger generation to join the catholic church. Therefore, I think there is a strong correlation between religion and progressivism that should be further evaluated.
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