Category Archives: Justification and the New Perspective

A Theological Dialogue with N. T. Wright

I wrote here last April about the Wheaton Theology Conference which featured N. T. Wright. Never have I attended an event with so much electricity about biblical theology and serious dialog. It was a moment of my life that I … Continue reading

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N. T. Wright: Is He Really the Most Dangerous Theologian of Our Time?

From the first moment I heard the name of N. T. Wright, about twenty years ago I think, I was told to avoid him like the plague. Why? He was a dangerous man with a theology that would undermine the … Continue reading

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A Way of Looking at My Concern for Unity Among Christians

A friend wrote an email to me recently that expressed his continued thinking about the practical implications of my call to church unity. He wrote: “As it relates to doctrine, I thought about my concern for growth of character. I … Continue reading

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The Future of Justification: A Response to John Piper’s Treatment of the New Perspective on Paul

John Piper The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright Wheaton, Crossway, 2007   A Review by Don Garlington*   Dr. John Piper’s new book, as its subtitle indicates, is a rejoinder to N. T. Wright’s take on … Continue reading

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