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Roger Olson\u2019s next chp in Reformed and Always Reforming<\/a> $\"\"$ <\/em> takes on yet another crucial theme: tradition and orthodoxy in postconservative evangelical theology.
\nWe begin with what Olson calls the \u201cmyth\u201d: the objective, solitary individual examining a text without prejudice on the basis of evidence.
\nEvangelicalism is rediscovering tradition. But, postconservatism believes modern conservative evangelicalism is trapped in tradition and increasingly appealing to tradition instead of to Scripture. A recent book, whose impulse I value but whose impact could lead to sterility, is by Tom Oden and JI Packer, called One Faith<\/a> $\"\"$ <\/em>. I remember the day when such a book would have been verboten, and I also wonder what kind of evangelical world brings such a book into existence. Anyway, this post is about Olson\u2019s book.
\nPostconservatism \u201crelativizes tradition without discarding it; it distinguishes between the status quo and real tradition \u2026 and Scripture as God\u2019s inspired Word\u201d (190). So, postcons aim for a \u201ccritical orthodoxy\u201d:
\n1. It is critical: always under scrutiny. Respect but not obedience to.
\n2. It is generous: tradition is not a cudgel; it is a beacon to guide sojourners. (He mentions here a CT article in 1999 by conservatives that had both a statement, which Olson thinks was fair enough, and an appended set of denials that he thinks was \u201cgarrulous, speculative, and divisive\u201d and \u201cread like a document from an evangelical inquisition.\u201d)
\n3. It is progressive: vision changes as new light is discovered through God\u2019s Spirit.
\n4. It is dispositional: \u201cas much a matter of the affections as of the intellect\u201d (202).
\nThe last chp is about open theism and I don\u2019t want to get into that topic on this blog for right now.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"