What is the relationship between belief (or right doctrine) and character? In this provocative parable of “The Evangelical Leader and the Liberal Bishop”, Dave Tomlinson challenges the common evangelical mind-set to prioritize right doctrine over character: “Jesus told a parable to a gathering of evangelical leaders. ‘An evangelical speaker and a liberal bishop each sat down to read the […]
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The Church in a Postliberal Age: A Review
George A. Lindbeck. The Church in a Postliberal Age, ed. James J. Buckley. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003) ISBN 0-8028-3995-9. Pp. xviii + 300. In the last thirty years the deep division between “liberals” and “conservatives” has been challenged by a growing number of “postliberal” theologians, perhaps most notable of which has been Lutheran George Lindbeck. […]