Don’t Call It a Comeback: The Same Evangelical Faith for a New Day is set to be released on January 31st. I’ve been working on this project in one way or another for the past 18 months. Along the way I’ve become convinced of two things: 1) being an editor is more work than writing a book, and 2) there are a lot of great, young church leaders out there. It was fun to work with these men over the past year. Our hope is that this project can help reassert the wonder, the relevance, and the necessity of theological and ethical orthodoxy for a new generation.
Over the next four Wednesdays I’ll introduce the contributors and ask them a specific question related to their chapter. Today we have Hansen, Leeman, Naselli, and Gilbert.
Collin Hansen, editorial director, The Gospel Coalition. Collin is married to Lauren. His chapter is “The Story of Evangelicalism from the Beginning and Before.”
What is one of the most important things many evangelicals don’t know about their own history?
Jonathan Leeman, director of communications, 9Marks (Washington, DC). Jonathan is married to Shannon and they have three daughters. His chapter is entitled, “God: Not Like You.”
Your chapter is about the doctrine of God and how he is different than his creatures. Why is it good news that God is not like us?
Andrew David Naselli, Research Manager for D. A. Carson and Administrator of Themelios (Moore, South Carolina). Andy is married to Jenni, and they have two children. He writes the fourth chapter, “Scripture: How the Bible is a Book Like No Other.”
What do you see as the biggest threat to the authority of the Scriptures among evangelicals today?
Greg Gilbert, Senior Pastor, Third Avenue Baptist Church, Louisville, KY. He is married to Moriah. They have three children: Justin, Jack and Juliet. His chapter, not surprisingly, is on the gospel, “The Gospel: God’s Self-Substitution for Sinners.”
You argue that the heart of the gospel is God’s self-substitution for sinners. Why do you think there is hostility in some quarters to this understanding of the gospel?
