tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post9026477010238701487..comments2023-10-25T09:45:40.318-04:00Comments on The Politics of the Cross Resurrected: A Serious Theological Interview on MSNBC: Now I've Seen Everything!Craig Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10209954891388905090noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-66960961499582978502011-03-19T19:11:42.984-04:002011-03-19T19:11:42.984-04:00I took my own advice and attempted to argue the ca...I took my own advice and attempted to argue the case against universalism from a Dorothy Sayers type postion. Here is the link if your interested: http://gordonhackman.blogspot.com/2011/03/rob-bell-dorothy-sayers-and-hell.htmlGordon Hackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06342433273604253495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-82198193366837643502011-03-19T10:16:01.190-04:002011-03-19T10:16:01.190-04:00Gordon,
I agree that making the Gospel into a fain...Gordon,<br />I agree that making the Gospel into a faint echo of what the world already believes is boring and insipid. I also agree that Bell is not important. But, like Joel Osteen, he influences many people and therefore it is good to see him rebuked and corrected. It is hard, thankless work but Scripture commands that it be done so that the flock may be protected. (II Tim. 2:26-28)Craig Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209954891388905090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-32031130059045651222011-03-19T08:55:00.344-04:002011-03-19T08:55:00.344-04:00I feel the need to offer a bit of pushback to this...I feel the need to offer a bit of pushback to this post, not because I agree with Bell's position (if he is, in fact, pushing universalism), but because it is not accurate to claim him as an Emergent pastor. Though Bell is often lumped in with the Emergent church crowd by its critics, he has never been formally associated with nor claimed an association with them. <br /><br />I saw the interview and thought that Bell got handed his lunch. He did seem evasive and unable to give direct answers to the questions posed, which made him look really bad. In fairness though, I have to say that I'm not sure I'd do that well in an agressive interview setting of that sort either. Some people just aren't good at responding on their feet. <br /><br />Again, I'm not trying to defend Bell or his book or his universalism, if that's what he's promoting. Personally, Bell is a non-entity to me and I have no real interest in reading the book, as there are just too many good books out there that I'm really excited about reading, but I do feel the need to try and treat him as I'd like to be treated. <br /><br />My biggest complaint against those who reject historic Christian orthodoxy is that they make the faith dull and uninteresting by turning into nothing but a reflection of the current cultural outlook (that of modernity), which is typically insipid and lifeless. I'd like to see some of Bell's critics make the case against universalism in those terms (sort of like Dorothy Sayer's did in "Creed or Chaos.")Gordon Hackmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333579592619201830noreply@blogger.com