By Schubert Ogden
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There appears to be a problem with Gamwell's reasoning in support of
his claim that Christian faith prescribes democracy. If, as he holds, Christian
faith prescribes the way of reason; and if, as he also holds, the way of reason in
turn implies democracy in the form of popular sovereignty, then how could
Christian faith not prescribe democracy except by failing to be self-consistent?
And yet Gamwell seems to assume it could.
There appears to be a problem with Gamwell's reasoning in support of his claim that Christian faith prescribes democracy. If, as he holds, Christian faith prescribes the way of reason; and if, as he also holds, the way of reason in turn implies democracy in the form of popular sovereignty, then how could Christian faith not prescribe democracy except by failing to be self-consistent? And yet Gamwell seems to assume it could.
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