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Originally Posted by C. Matthew McMahon
Yes, Dr. Horton has better things to do, and we all have better books to read on both Postmodernism | That begs the question. Perhaps there are other books that we should read on PM, but you can't determine that with your a priori judgments. Why turn down a .44 magnum just because it has a lot of recoil?
Leithart's book Against Christianity was a tour de force against post-liberal theologians Lindbeck and Milbank (men whom the larger scholarly world take seriously). They are not easy reads and even worse, Milbank's challenges to evangelicalism and calvinism, while I think wrong-headed, are not easily dismissed.
EDIT: I say this as someone who probably won't read Leithart's book due to time and money constraints. | It is interesting that the ONE man that Leithart acknowledged as understanding his basic point in "Against Christianity" was John Robbins:
Here are Robbins' thoughts: Trinity Foundation: Explaining God, man, Bible, salvation, philosophy, theology.
Here's Leithart's response: Leithart.com | Robbins and <i>Against Christianity</i>
Cheers,
Adam
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"Mark you this, Bassanio, The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart: O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!"
Antonio - The Merchant of Venice (Act 1, Scene 3) |