From the OLTS:
Nelson Kloosterman, professor of Ethics and New Testament Studies at Mid-America Reformed Seminary, is laying it on thick in a series for Christian Renewal, a Dutch-Canadian Reformed news and opinion magazine. The series is entitled, “The Bible, The Church, and the World: A Third Way.” In it, Kloosterman attempts to forge a middle ground between theonomy on the one side and two-kingdom theology on the other. Dr. K tips his hand by calling two-kingdom advocates such as Misty Irons, Meredith Kline, and D. G. Hart “religious secularists.” (”Secular” is to “secularism” what “behavior” is to “behaviorism” or what “material” is to “materialism.”) Read more»
R. Scott Clark
R.Scott Clark is the President of the Heidelberg Reformation Association, the author and editor of, and contributor to several books and the author of many articles. He has taught church history and historical theology since 1997 at Westminster Seminary California. He has also taught at Wheaton College, Reformed Theological Seminary, and Concordia University. He has hosted the Heidelblog since 2007.
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Does Darryl Hart write anything that is not shallow and high handed?
Can you be more specific and elaborate? Have you read Hart’s work
thoroughly? Most readers find him provocative but “shallow” and “high-
handed” are not the usual adjectives used by scholars who’ve reviewed
his books.
You can see a reasonable list of his books here:
http://www.wscal.edu/bookstore/store/search.php?query=Hart,%20D.%20G.&searchtype=faculty
To take one title, The Lost Soul is arguably one of the more
important books to come out of the confessional Reformed world in some
time.
Tell me where you live.
James, Darryl is a legend. He has weaved school-boy humour and Reformed theology in a beautiful tapestry. Add to the fact that he smokes, drinks and writes well, what’s not to like?
Nick, you’re kind, but you’ve had too many wee drams.
Mmmm drams
Aren’t you glad you asked?
I’m still waiting for substantiation of the claim that Hart is shallow etc.
Now, if one wants to complain about his penchant for fuschia sweaters (that’s a jumper for you Nick) we can talk about that.
I hope you’re not too disillusioned Nick.
Plus, I hear he wears bow ties. I think that’s what they call, ahem, being “light in one’s loafers.” But in a metro way.
But shallow? I’m not sure how one can at once recover the lost soul of American Protestantism and be shallow. I mean, that’s some heavy lifting for some deep-deep trenches. Heavens to murgatroyd.
Hey, nothing wrong with bow ties!
It’s dangerous to wear a bow tie where I come from.
The sweater revelation has sent me into a tail spin.
It’s also dangerous to wear one where Scott lives. Shopping in Nordtstroms is about the only place where you can get away with a bow tie or seersucker. Life this side of the Mississippi has its advantages.
Nah, it’s not dangerous. Wearing a tie, any tie (or a jacket or a
suit) in So Cal will get some attention. A bow-tie gets a little more,
but when I wore a bow-tie in Chicago people commented.
So, do all bow tie wearers also put pennies in their loafers? Or do some lace up?
You’ll have to ask DG about that.
Who wears penny loafers? Tassles.
I did in the 80s. But no bow tie. I think the Dude wore jellies. But no bow tie.