Comments on: Interesting Endorsements for Wright’s Latest

By: Brian’s God « Heidelblog

Brian’s God « Heidelblog — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 19:30:18 +0000

[...] Interesting Endorsements for Wright’s Latest [...]

By: Scot McKnight and the “Neo-Reformed” « Heidelblog

Scot McKnight and the “Neo-Reformed” « Heidelblog — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 04:38:10 +0000

[...] about his blurb for N. T. Wright’s latest book. Justin Taylor has responded. This has been a topic on the HB before. One of the commenters mentioned the essay, “Machen’s Warrior Children” as [...]

By: AJM

AJM — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:44:26 +0000

I like how Leithart camps on Wright’s reminder of “breadth of the Gospel of God”, but avoids mentioning anything about its accomplished and final sufficiency.

By: Nicholas T. Batzig

Nicholas T. Batzig — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:44:53 +0000

For what its worth, I am sure that Leithart has actually read it.

By: Nicholas T. Batzig

Nicholas T. Batzig — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:41:46 +0000

I wonder if Bell actually read the book. Its not like Rob Bell jumps into my mind, as an accurate representation, when I think of scholastic theologians with which I disagree.

By: Josh Gelatt

Josh Gelatt — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:36:24 +0000

I also found the wording of McKnight’s endorsement troubling. Bell and McClaren so far off in left field their comments are expected. But I was distressed to see McKnight so blatantly use such divisive rhetorical tactics. He has created a stawman to publicly flog. Anyone disagreeing with Wright and siding with the Reformers is now a “zealot” who cares less about the bible and more about tradition. It seems, judging by McKnight’s comment alone, that the only people who really love the bible are those who agree with Wright. As an avid Calvinist, I might strongly disagree with Arminians (and have even claimed their interpretation of Scripture is poor), but I have never indicated they love scripture less than I do. McKnight’s comments were shocking, and telling.

Perhaps we should play the same game: “Anyone agreeing with Wright obviously loves culture more than scripture.” But, enough of these childish games.

With that said, I would like to remind Steven (in brotherly love) to make sure his comments, and even his criticism, are offered in a manner pleasing to God and worthy of one remade in the image of Christ.

By: Steven Carr

Steven Carr — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:42:09 +0000

Disgusting…that’s the only word that came to my head when I read the endorsements. Brian McLaren’s really irked me. What a @#%$#@$% snob he is.

By: Zrim

Zrim — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:37:41 +0000

Scott, you’re forgetting that Bell is the heir to Billy Graham, according to the Chicago Sun Times/TIME Magazine. Aren’t the endorsements of circuit-riders, like, money in the bank?

But the only scraments I take when strolling the Grandville Mall are a coke and cookie.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1692051,00.html

By: R. Scott Clark

R. Scott Clark — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:11:15 +0000

Indeed. I find it stunning that anyone cares what Rob Bell thinks about NTW or justification.

By: folknotions

folknotions — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:15:46 +0000

The popularization of NT Wright’s eschatology is wide-spread among emerging folks. McLaren spends the better part of a chapter in his book “The Secret Message of Jesus” summing up much of NTW’s work on “the kingdom”. He also mentions that he is indebted to NT Wright in the appendix; at which time he also indicates that NT Wright’s theology (along with other contemporaries) have “gotten it” in a way that no one in the church has until now. A frighteningly naive appeal to novelty, if you ask me.

You can read my review on McLaren’s book here.