Were our culture to practice toleration authentically, they would not attempt to silence [Christians] even if they could not embrace our position. It is clear therefore that the so-called “tolerance” our society embraces is actually the most insidious form of intolerance.

— Robert Rothwell, Reformierter Theologe, Pastor und Autor

Topics: Freedom & Truth, Ethical Questions

Robert Rothwell

Robert Rothwell ist ein US-amerikanischer presbyterianischer Pastor, Theologe und Autor, der vor allem durch seine redaktionelle Arbeit für Ligonier Ministries und als Dozent in Florida bekannt ist. Er steht für eine historisch-bekenntnistreue reformierte Theologie, die Schriftauslegung und Bundestheologie an den traditionellen Bekenntnisschriften der Kirche ausrichtet. Heutigen Bibellesern vermittelt er in zahlreichen Kurzkommentaren und Aufsätzen ein klassisch-calvinistisches Schriftverständnis für Glaubenslehre und Alltag.

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