I just found out that the Evangelical Theological Society is holding its 62nd Annual Meeting during Nov 17-19, 2010 in Atlanta, GA , with these heavy-weight panelists speaking on “Justification by Faith“:
- Pastor John Piper (Pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneappolis)
- The Rt Revd N. T. Wright (Bishop of Durham)
- Dr. Frank Thielman (Presbyterian Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School)
With Theilman leaning more on the side of Wright, I’m afraid Piper will find himself in a difficult position. Anyways, I’m sure there will be a fierce debate, but I hope they can come to a better understanding of each other after this.
I’m so tempted to go, but I need to find pals to go with first.
More resources about this debate:
- The Justification Debate: A Primer by Trevin Wax (Christianity Today)
- Introduction and Summary of the New Perspective on Paul by Mark M. Mattison (thepaulpage.com)
- Justification: God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision by N. T. Wright
- The Future of Justification: A Response to N. T. Wright by John Piper
- Paul and the Law: A Contextual Approach by Frank Thielman
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Anson, Piper has just been replaced by Schreiner:
http://www.dennyburk.com/tom-schreiner-and-n-t-wright-at-ets/comment-page-1/#comment-56688
Interesting. Tom Schreiner seems to be a more fair person. 9marks has a few book reviews on Tom Wright written by him. He’s able to point out both strengths and weaknesses of Wright.
http://www.9marks.org/ejournal/by-author/tom-schreiner
Let’s see how this debate goes =)