Hot Takes Taken Cold

Derek, Matt, and Alastair discuss how to respond when respected theologians dispense hot takes on cultural issues.

In a recent podcast appearance (not here, thankfully), N.T. Wright made some, shall we say, controversial remarks that caused quite a stir in the Evangelical world in England and the UK. Seeing as his theological work is so good, Derek, Matt, and Alastair are taking this as a chance to explore how we ought to respond when good theologians say bad things in public. They address not only the substance of Wright’s comments but also their context and effects.

Links Mentioned: 

Lexham Press Book of the Month 

Merrie Band 

Good Stuff from N.R. Wright 

One blog’s summary of N.T. Wright’s controversial remarks 

Mere Fidelity on the differences between British and American Evangelicalisms 

Matt at The Dispatch 

Timestamps

0:00
Strong Recommendation
1:27
Unguarded Remarks
4:17
Interestingly Stupid?
10:07
Culture Shock Across the Pond
12:14
The Real Issue
15:52
Guns and Nuance
20:31
New World Sensibilities
23:31
Partisan Bundling
25:36
Perceptual Problems
27:13
Whither Prolife Politics?
32:18
“Americans are foreign to each other.”
38:28
Paving with Good Intentions
43:46
New Game Plan

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