'In the long run, reading a diverse group of authors or meeting with a diverse group of friends strengthens our view of God and understanding of our role as His disciples.' - missjazzyliz Read more:
“When you read one thinker, you become a clone; two thinkers, you become confused; ten thinkers, you begin developing your own voice; two or three hundred thinkers, you become wise and develop your own voice. We should read writers of differing perspectives, genres, and disciplines, so that we can become more than one-dimensional thinkers. So that we can become capable of offering more than simple responses to multifaceted problems.
Now, the disagreements I am referring to are not about doctrines that are essential to our Christian faith . They pertain to theological beliefs that historically have been categorized as secondary or tertiary, which means there is space for Christians to have healthy disagreements and still honor one another.