In my little corner of Reformed Christianity, there has been a notable uptick in folks who are sympathetic to “two kingdoms” (2K) theologies of culture–a model more traditionally associated with the Lutheran tradition. There are aspects of 2K thought I appreciate, notably its robust emphasis on the church as a sacramental community as well, its…
Bob De Moor’s editorial in the most recent issue of The Banner (the denominational magazine of the Christian Reformed Church) is both symptomatic and wrongheaded. But given what’s at stake in this summer’s Synod, perhaps a word or two is in order. The backstory, for those not previously enthralled by synodical proceedings: our denomination historically requires…
The Fall of Interpretation: Philosophical Foundations for a Creational Hermeneutic was my first book, originally published in 2000. I don’t know that one would have projected from that book that I would one day write a book like Desiring the Kingdom. This clip explores how The Fall of Interpretation–including the new second edition–fits in the trajectory…
One of the new intersections I try to make in the 2nd edition of The Fall of Interpretation is to frame my argument–in two new chapters–in relation to the renaissance of “the theological interpretation of Scripture” we’ve seen over the past decade. (This theme has also arisen in recent discussions of my review of Pete Enns’…
The good folks at Baker Academic have posted the first of a short series of videos introducing the new, second edition of my book, The Fall of Interpretation: Philosophical Foundations for a Creational Hermeneutic. In this first one I give a brief overview of the core argument of the book. Get your popcorn.