tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439004.post114989597358015565..comments2023-08-06T11:27:08.548-04:00Comments on Mindless Meandering: Inspiration and Incarnation IIKeithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08035592248355582901noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439004.post-1157511165006990132006-09-05T22:52:00.000-04:002006-09-05T22:52:00.000-04:00I should make more clear how much I really liked E...I should make more clear how much I really liked Enn's book. It was a breath of fresh air to read. Just this past week I recommended the book to the Sunday School class I teach at a conservative church (got to seal my excommunication somehow). I guess it is easier to be negative than it is to be positive.<BR/><BR/>My main concern with the book is the bad press it has received from evangelical critics. I wonder if the book had been framed differently or more nuanced if some of the criticism could be avoided. I know in the OPC, a lot of the bad press that the book received in New Horizons and on the OPC discussion list probably discouraged many from reading the book. I would guess that D. A. Carson's review has had a similar effect in the wider evangelical tradition. I think this is a valuable book, and needs to be read to avoid the struggles ignorance of these issues can cause the thoughtful evangelical. <BR/><BR/>I am not trying to say that Enn's position is anything other than orthodox and in accord with the best in evangelical scholarship, but I think more reflection on the doctrine of Scripture he began at the outset in each chapter or in the conclusion would be helpful. The introduction suggests that the doctrine of Scripture is being addressed, so more clarity is not a bad thing. Further, greater clarity may also aid the thoughtful evangelical on the other pole to be balanced in this discussion.Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08035592248355582901noreply@blogger.com