Proposed Pledge by Millard Erickson to Evangelical Scholars (In the age of internet blogs and social media, this pledge could probably be extended more generally to Christians too): I will not point out the presuppositions of anothers position without acknowledging that I have presuppositions myself. I will not contend that anothers view is historically conditioned without conceding that mine is also. I will be more concerned not to misunderstand or misrepresent others views than to claim that mine has been misunderstood or misrepresented. I will be more concerned that my language be fair and objective than I am that others language about me may not be. I will not caricature my opponents view to make my own appear more moderate. I will not employ ad hominem arguments. I will abstain from the use of pejorative language. I will not impute motives or emotions to others. I will think of intellectual arguments in terms of differences over ideas, not as personal disputes. As quoted in Excellence, Andreas Kostenberger, 197
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