"In spiritual matters there really is no 'Third World.' It's all Third World."
- Dallas Willard
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
The N.T. Wright/John Piper rhetorical skirmish over justification continues:
Tom Wright responds to John Piper with new book.
Can I choose c, all of the above?
Whichever side you come down most on, isn't it great that these two distinct theological giants can disagree charitably and while affirming they are Christian brothers?
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Comments on "Just Justification":
3. Les
- 01/06/2009 9:10 am CST
Yes, I miss my college days when a group of us, all from different cultures would sit in a room and debate myriads of minor and major subjects, political, theological, and philosophical. There would be shouting, gesturing, mild expletives, razzing, and laughter. Then we'd all go out to dinner and bowling.
Now you can't criticize an idea without having to apologize profusely for offending someone. People are so emotionally entwined with their opinions about everything they can't tell where ego ends and idea begins.
Gives me a headache.
6. Nathan (British)
- 01/06/2009 1:33 pm CST
Les: gosh, you're so right. I blame the internet: people only ever hear different versions of their own opinions and fevered screeds against their enemies, and when they actually do encounter someone of the opposite opinion they can't possibly imagine that the other person doesn't want to eat their children and destroy their civilisation.
One of the many nice things about Thinklings is the chaps who run it seem to have created an atmosphere where we can disagree about stuff (I know I've disagreed with you a million times on here, for instance) and still be BREDRIN!
Which is cool.
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Whichever side you come down most on, isn't it great that these two distinct theological giants can disagree charitably and while affirming they are Christian brothers?
I guess, but I really want to see this thing settled in a cage match.