Wheaton Week

Back from the beaches of Naples, Florida, we’re due for two days of what they call a “rain-snow mix” in Minnesota. That’s good for keeping me indoors for my my assignment, which is to finish up (begin?) my presentation to the Wheaton Theology Conference on Friday. It’s a daunting task, to be sure. But I think I’ve got a line on it. The title is “Whence Hermeneutic Authority?”, and I’ll be attempting to both describe how the emergent church movement approaches hermeneutics and suggest a thoughtful way forward. I’m beginning with an extended analogy (that has to do with baseball), then move to description of the emergent church, then philosophical considerations, then normative theological suggestions, and, finally, practical solutions. So far, I’ve nailed down part one and moved into part two…