just my experience…

I don’t know if I really trust where evangelicals are coming from anymore…but I don’t want to rehash all those reasons again…

just my nickel…

God bless ya!

Of course, speculation breeds lots of scenarios – so it’s probably best not to… as I said, I brought up the pseudonym not as a negative, just as a matter of not knowing what “evangelical”context he’s coming from.

That said, I think the time is more charitable than it has been in the past,

either way, it’s an indictment of christians.

My theory is that the writer is a prof. at a school where if he was open about his particular perspective on soteriology he would be punished for it…and without regard to his arguments, or the fact that he’s not a doctrinaire, once and for all kinda person in his articulation of his views.

We all know what a couple zealous people with a “ministry” can do with a blog to academic freedom and theological discourse.

This isn’t a time where charitable discussion is a forte of evangelicals…no matter how you define it.

People should just read the book.
It certainly was enjoyable to read, raised good questions, and struggled honestly with objections to the position.

would to God more people actually did that…

it’s written under a pseudonym

At least it wasn’t written by Ed Itor.

We wouldn’t want to write off books based on their endorsements or who is footnoted, would we?

That might be a little too much like…

nc,

I agree, my point was not to write it off, or even questions its value, and I understand the need for a pseudonym (although, if this is what he believes who is he hiding it from?), I just meant that it’s not obvious what “evangelical” means in this context based on the factors I mentioned.