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Why Contextualizing Facts Matters So Much
Title
Why Contextualizing Facts Matters So Much
Publication Type
Podcast
Publication Date
December 12, 2023
Authors
Griffiths, Casey Paul (Primary), and Woodward, Scott (Primary)
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Abstract
Facts don’t interpret themselves. People interpret facts. And the people best equipped to most accurately interpret facts are those who understand the contexts in which those facts were originally embedded. This is especially important in understanding church history, because a fact from church history, especially a potentially shocking or scandalous-sounding fact, isolated from its context, is a fact certain to be misunderstood. This reality is too often leveraged by critics against church members as a weapon of mass deception which has troubled many a testimony. This is why in this episode of Church History Matters, Casey and Scott discuss the crucial skill of properly contextualizing facts so we know what kind of meaning to give them and how to feel about them. And they then demonstrate how this skill works with some real life, potentially shocking examples.Bibliographic Citation
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