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Page 8 University Daily Kansan Wednesday. March 16, 1960
Osborne Surveys Neo-Orthodoxism
Clifford P. Osborne, professor of philosophy, told his "Last Lecture" audience last night that the Neo-Orthodox philosophers today try to adapt Reformation theology to the 20th century.
The "Last Lecture" was given on a topic of Prof. Osborne's own choosing. It was the professor's answer to the hypothetical question, "What would you tell students in the last lecture you would ever give."
Prof. Osborne, chairman of the department of philosophy, said Neo-Orthodox Christians are reverting to the Reformation theology as a result of their disgust of Liberalism, a movement which developed in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Original Sin Denied
"Liberalists deny the doctrine of man's original sin. Theologians during the Reformation held that man's nature was corrupt because Adam's sin was imputed to man. Liberalists believe that man is able to do right, continued the "Last Lecture" speaker. Man needs a light, a leader, to know*the right path to take."
Prof. Osborne said Neo-Orthodox adherents uphold the doctrine of original sin. They believe man is unable to rise by his own efforts, but God has provided Jesus Christ to die on a cross to save man, Prof. Osborne added.
"Liberalism is mainly a Protestant movement, although there is a modernist movement in Catholicism The Liberalists believe man has no need of a savior, but needs only a leader and example. Liberalists said Christ was that example."
Neo-Orthodoxy a Protest
Neo-Orthodoxy a Protest Prof. Osborne said Neo - Orthodoxy was born as a protest against Liberalism. He said Liberalism was attacked at its weak point—optimism that human nature can bring about moral progress.
He said this optimism is replaced by belief in the creatureliness and inability of man and sovereignty of God.
"Nichuhr, an outstanding Neo-Orthodox theologian, thought man is part of nature and at the same time is outside nature in a higher realm of moral, spiritual freedom. Tension between the two natures produces anxiety, which Niebuhr called a pre-condition of sin."
Prof. Osborne said Niebuhr believed man tries to find relief from this anxiety, and the result is sin.
He said this sin may come as a result of his attempts to get power.
Pride is the root of all sin. Man is not willing to acknowledge his fallibility, Prof. Osborne said.
"The life and death of Christ reveals the nature of God. The keynote in Niebühr's belief is not in justice, but mercy."
Pride Must Go
Prof. Osborne said Neo-Orthodox believers return to the Reformation doctrine that God is merciful; He sent His son as a means for man to gain salvation. Christ did not have to die. He was undeserving of death. But since Jesus did give His life for man, God, who is just, will give a reward.
"This gift is salvation to man even though he has original sin. This salvation which Christ earned is imputed to man since Christ didn't need it. But men can be saved only through faith in Christ and in God."
Prof. Osborne said man must give up his pride and confidence in his own ability, that which Liberalists believed in, in order to have the true faith God demands.
Skillman Warns Drivers
Leave your cars at home, boys; don't take your cars to school boys! Joe Skillman, campus police chief, cautions all motorists to stay off the campus unless absolutely necessary.
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