SYMPOSIUM: Response 3: It’s the Wrong Question
by Bryant L. Myers Answering this question requires some nuance. It was useful once, but it is now neither useful nor does it point us to a better, more important question which evangelicals have yet to address to any substantial degree (more on that later). Posing this question in the late 1970s and 1980s was […]
SYMPOSIUM: Response 2: Elevating a Worn-out Conversation
by Christopher L. Heuertz Many of my friends enslaved in the commercial sex industry have legitimate reasons to question the possibility of a good God. Many of my friends in poverty pray prayers that go unanswered. Many of my Muslim and Hindu friends have sacrificed more for their faith than a lot of sincere, earnest […]
SYMPOSIUM: Response 1: Welcoming Differing Opinions to a Not-so-Bad Question
by Raphaël Anzenberger Educators say that there are no “bad” questions, just questions. Asking questions is how students grow in wisdom and understanding. If educators are right, then the question Which has priority—proclamation or social action? is not a bad one. It reveals a point of tension that needs to be dealt with. Simply getting […]
SYMPOSIUM: Bad Question of Proclamation vs Social Action
Mark Long insists that the question as to whether proclamation or social action is more important needs to be set aside once and for all. Raphael Anzenberger, Christopher L. Heuertz, Bryant L. Myers, and Rose Dowsett respond.
Remembering (and Learning from) Unsung Heroes
Every mission society seems to have its own stable of unsung heroes — one of those is Walter Gowans.