URL: http://ttpstudents.com/papers/ets/2001/Crain/Crain.html

Summary:
by Chris Crain
2001

Evangelical systematic theology is beastly. Such a statement is bound to raise the eyebrows, if not the ire, of many a theologian. But what does it mean to describe evangelical theology as "beastly?" Does it mean that evangelical theology is brawny, bursting with power and vitality like a lion? Or does it mean that evangelical theology is ugly like a toad? In this paper it means that evangelical theology has neglected one aspect of the triumvirate of transcendentals: truth, goodness, and beauty. Evangelicals have done well in defending the truths of the faith--the innerancy of Scripture, the virgin birth, the resurrection, the incarnation, and the miracles of our Lord..

Category: Contemporary Theology

Tags: Beauty, Beastly Nature, Evangelical, Evangelical Theology, evangelicalism