Comments on: Is unbelief the biggest threat in the world? http://patmccullough.com/2007/11/07/is-unbelief-the-biggest-threat-in-the-world/ a blog exploring Christian origins, biblical studies, social/cultural history, method, education and the journey through academia Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:53:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: scott gray http://patmccullough.com/2007/11/07/is-unbelief-the-biggest-threat-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-388 scott gray Wed, 07 Nov 2007 23:06:00 +0000 http://pgmccullough.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/is-unbelief-the-biggest-threat-in-the-world/#comment-388 one understanding of 'faith,' which i think is related to 'belief' here, is 'a belief that something good will come of this.' i think this 'crisis in faith,' more than 'unbelief' is really what is at issue. and if 'faith' is 'belief that something good will come of this,' 'hope' is 'even though things aren't going well, something good will come of this.' both of these are related to trust, but aren't quite congruent.<br/><br/>and i do think a crisis of faith, or a crisis of hope, is a fundamental problem-- in richness, in joy, in contentment of how we experience living, and in our actions with others. one understanding of ‘faith,’ which i think is related to ‘belief’ here, is ‘a belief that something good will come of this.’ i think this ‘crisis in faith,’ more than ‘unbelief’ is really what is at issue. and if ‘faith’ is ‘belief that something good will come of this,’ ‘hope’ is ‘even though things aren’t going well, something good will come of this.’ both of these are related to trust, but aren’t quite congruent.

and i do think a crisis of faith, or a crisis of hope, is a fundamental problem– in richness, in joy, in contentment of how we experience living, and in our actions with others.

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