The Pastor-as-Scholar and Public-Theologian with Owen Strachan (Part 2)
This is the second part of my interview with Dr. Owen Strachan, which follows Part One that posted on Monday. You may listen to the audio below, or you may read the transcript. ____________________ Jackson Watts (“JW”): I think a lot of pastors who listen to this or read the transcript will say, “Yeah, I can buy that. And I get that.” And I think they would say that they see the mandate to study, to be a student, to interpret the...
The Pastor as Scholar? An Interview with Owen Strachan
Recently I had the opportunity to interview Owen Strachan, an emerging evangelical author, as well as professor of theology and history at Boyce College. We discussed a number of subjects that will be of interest to Forum readers. You may read a transcript of our interview below, or listen to the audio file below. ____________________ Jackson Watts (“JW”): It’s my pleasure this afternoon to be here at the 2014 National Meeting of the...
Reflections on ETS 2014
Two weeks ago, over 2500 students, professors, exhibitors, and scholars from many fields journeyed to San Diego, California for the 66th Annual Meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society (ETS). My colleague Matthew McAffee (Welch College) and I were among those in attendance. We each enjoyed the privilege of giving presentations this year. More significant, though, was the opportunity to attend three days of presentations from...
Why Reason Isn’t Enough
How far can reason take us? Whether we’ve ever asked this specific question, most people assume an answer to it in their thoughts, discussions, and arguments. In The Evidence for Virtue: Social Science, Natural Law, and Human Flourishing, political scientist Paul Miller argues that Christians need not be fearful about the use of social science. He says, “[I]t provides a way to talk normatively about human flourishing in terms that are...
Renewing the Evangelical Mission: Book Review
A recent Forum essay explored the theological contributions of David F. Wells, particularly those over the last 20 years. His work has been appreciated by so many that it wasn’t surprising when the Forum recently acquired a copy of Renewing the Evangelical Mission (Eerdmans, 2013), a volume dedicated to Wells. Edited by theologian Richard Lints, Renewing is a collection of essays based upon a symposium about a collaborative project...
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