JESUS DIDN'T COME TO WRITE A BOOK; HE CAME TO TOUCH THE HUMAN RACE - Darren WilsonI'm slowly reading Rob Bell's new book "Love Wins" along side of N. T. Wright "Surprised by Hope." Bell read Wright's book three years prior and I find it interesting that Wright answers many of Bell's questions but Bell chooses a different course nevertheless from Wright. Bell's book has not only caused a lot of controversy but there are many upcoming books flooding the Christian book market in the near future that feel it is important to respond to Bell's work.
I even noticed Francis Chan who I highly respect has written a book in response to Bell. I'll just be very blunt. It's one thing for people to respond to others in their books. It is quite another thing entirely when people write whole books in response to other books. Is it just me or do some of you find this kind of controversy unhealthy at times and a lot of energy that in the end, waistes more time than we have to give?
Even N. T. Wright who I admire and respect finally felt compelled by others to write a whole book in response to Piper's book which also was a response to Wright's earlier book on justification. What if Piper writes another book in response to Wright's book? And what if Wright would again return the favor? Does anyone else see the absurdity of all this? This could all go on ad nauseum to ad finitum. Is it just me or are we missing the greater point in what we can learn from others? Do we really need more books that are simply reactions and responses to other books?
I even noticed Francis Chan who I highly respect has written a book in response to Bell. I'll just be very blunt. It's one thing for people to respond to others in their books. It is quite another thing entirely when people write whole books in response to other books. Is it just me or do some of you find this kind of controversy unhealthy at times and a lot of energy that in the end, waistes more time than we have to give?
Even N. T. Wright who I admire and respect finally felt compelled by others to write a whole book in response to Piper's book which also was a response to Wright's earlier book on justification. What if Piper writes another book in response to Wright's book? And what if Wright would again return the favor? Does anyone else see the absurdity of all this? This could all go on ad nauseum to ad finitum. Is it just me or are we missing the greater point in what we can learn from others? Do we really need more books that are simply reactions and responses to other books?
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