Jun
01
2009
Piper/Wright Summaries in Christianity Today
In the current (June) issue of Christianity Today, I have two articles detailing the current debate over the doctrine of justification between John Piper and N.T. Wright.
The first article is a summary of Wright and Piper’s positions. Many laypeople have heard about this debate, but are not familiar with the actual arguments employed by the authors. I wrote the summaries as a way of helping people see the two positions ”in a nutshell.” Both Piper and Wright looked over their respective summaries and made slight revisions for the final version.
The second article is entitled “Not an Academic Question,” and features quotes from a variety of pastors and teachers on both sides of this debate, indicating how the discussion has influenced the way they preach and teach. I compiled the responses, and Ted Olsen (managing editor for CT) put together the article.
Both of these articles will probably be online within the next few weeks, and I will link to them when they are available. In the meantime, I encourage you to pick up a print copy of Christianity Today’s June edition in order to take a look at the two articles. (The cover story is on Tim Keller’s ministry in Manhattan – and that alone is worth the price of the magazine.)
I look forward to your thoughts!