inquisition or truth-seeking?
An email from my son: I just came across this article and thought it might give you some insight about Bethel: http://www.rogereolson.com/2010/08/14/is-there-one-evangelicalism/ Roger Olson was a professor here (and the liberal arts school to which he refers is Bethel). He captures many of my reasons for ambivalence toward the term evangelical. I'd enjoy hearing your thoughts. My reply: There's no telling what our friends will do or say. They're free to behave as heros or goats. I don't know the specifics of the "inquisition" that Dr. Olson refers to, but I suspect it's Piper's ax-grinding (some might say "witch hunting") regarding Boyd's doctrine. Despite this report that makes me sad about how people on all sides perceived and experienced the episode: even if Piper's approach was completely wrong, it puts me in the same position I find myself when someone I love, like a child or my wife, does something I cannot abide: do I bre...