Tag: New Perspective on Paul

  • Must Everything Change?: Series Introduction

    Must everything change? Last year Brian McLaren published a book entitled Everything Must Change: Jesus, Global Crises, and a Revolution of Hope. McLaren is traveling about the country on an "Everything Must Change" tour. I read his book last fall. I've debated ever since whether or not to respond and, if so, how. I've read…

  • N.T. Wright and the “New Perspective on Paul”

    Mark Roberts: N.T. Wright and the “New Perspective on Paul” N.T. Wright is part of a movement among scholars that is sometimes called the “New Perspective on Paul.” In this movement you’ll find a wide range of opinion on many things as well as plenty of internal disagreement. But all the scholars connected with this…

  • What Did Paul Really Mean?

    Christianity Today: What Did Paul Really Mean? For nearly 30 years, a number of theologians have argued for a "new perspective" on the apostle Paul and his doctrine of justification. Advocates of this approach believe that many cherished concerns of the Protestant Reformation were either wrong or ill-directed. Those concerns include justification, which Martin Luther…