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Eric wrote:
And now that you have answered your own question, what have you gained from this question?

The hope is, that I will gain from other people giving other definitions...

Do you have some?

Boghossian is Very Serious; He's a Crusader, a Radical, and I Like It! By John W. Loftus http://debunkingchristianity.blogspot.ca/2013/11/boghossian-is-very-serious-hes-crusader.html I have written a few posts about Peter Boghossian's book, A Manual for Creating Atheists.To read other posts in revie...

Quoting Gary DeMar: ...Following the biblical evidence, many Bible commentators have interpreted Jesus’ use of “this generation” in the Olivet Discourse as the generation of Jesus’ day. Here are some examples: Henry Hammond (1653): “I now assure you, that in the age of some that are now alive, shall...

William Lane Craig defends Jesus' parousia prediction:

http://www.rfmedia.org/RF_audio_video/R ... Wrong_.mp3

(from about the 12 minute point.)

Glenn Miller has an apologist response to this kind of thing for anyone interested. Quote: Part one (this part) contains the following entries: ·Introduction ·Argument form "Inference to the Best Explanation" ·Did John the Baptist teach an imminent judgment? ·So the only 'imminent' aspect ...

An Inference to the Best Explanation: Jesus as a Failed Eschatological Prophet exapologist.blogspot.co.uk/2007/10/one-of-main-reasons-why-i-think.html I agree with mainstream scholarship on the historical Jesus (e.g., E.P. Sanders, Geza Vermes, Bart Ehrman, Dale Allison, Paula Fredriksen, et al.) t...

N. T. Wright: "Christian theology tells a story, and seeks to tell it coherently. We have already summarized this story, and can do so again briefly. The story is about a creator and his creation, about humans made in this creator's image and given tasks to perform, about the rebellion of human...

Andrew wrote:As a Christian, I could probably provide you with a decent definition, but I would be quoting myself, not an authoritative figure. That is if your question is still relevant.

Sure, go for it.

Zwingli shared in Erasmus’s belief that God intended Christianity to be an engine of change and improvement in human society Reformation: Europe's House Divided 1490-1700 By Diarmaid MacCulloch http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=KZ5D2WOqidoC&pg=PT253&lpg=PT253&dq=god+intended+christiani...

Cheerful Charlie wrote: Spin, a lot of your posts seem to me to be rather, snotty and pointless and sometimes just start pointless derailing arguments.

Yes, what he is posting does seem to be an off topic diversion.