tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post3527908849324155169..comments2024-03-29T06:58:28.383+13:00Comments on Anglican Down Under: The Public Square - Kiwi stylePeter Carrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-60831450421654513922011-09-19T10:57:08.772+12:002011-09-19T10:57:08.772+12:00There has, of course, been a precedent - for relig...There has, of course, been a precedent - for religious leaders debating in the public square, One such occasion took place at the Areopagus, when Saint Paul, by his gracious words, brought some degree of understanding to the 'wise-men' of Athens. He brought together the seemingly dissident culture of the ancient world with the 'freedom' of the Christian ethos. What had seemed to be a clash of cultures was presented as being the providential outworking of God's provision - a melding of cultures.Father Ron Smithhttp://kiwianglo.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com