Our Rejection of Conditions (2): A Survey of Creeds and Literature
by Martyn McGeown. Previous article in the series: Our Rejection of Conditions (1): What Conditional Theology Is. _________ Instinctively, we all think that we know what a condition is, but a precise definition is elusive. The word “condition” is from the Latin condicere which means to “say with” or “to agree upon.” At its most basic a condition reflects a relationship of necessity between two or more things. In English we often express such a relationship of necessity with words such as...