voices like john franke and others give me hope though and i am not yet willing to walk away from the family which spawned me and has given me such a deep appreciation for scripture among other things. i do, however, think that the present conversation within evangelicalism is exciting and vital. since nietzsche (perhaps kant) everything has changed. foundationalism is dead and gone and is, at last, recognised as such, even within conservative evangelical circles.

a response must be made.

one option is to follow cornelius van til, william lane craig and alvin plantinga down a fairly familiar road or to branch off in the entirely new direction suggested by the likes of jean luc marion (and even derrida, zizek, badlieu et al). this latter route seems much more intellectually coherent, has a deeper grasp of the times and allows the great god of scripture to maintain his ability to shock and offend us to a much greater degree than the ‘god’ tamed by reason (“that bitch goddess” as luther called it!).

great conversation though. i will stay tuned for more.