The Golden Compass :: SEBTS Opinions

Apparently the Golden Compass hasn't lived up to its hype. Several SEBTS bloggers have expressed their own opinions about the movie. You can find them below. I'll add to the list if I see any other mentions of it pop up.

• Stop Attacking the Golden Compass - Bad Theology
• Sweet Deception of the Golden Compass - SEBTS News (Heimbach)
  
• Caveat Emptor: The Golden Compass - kata Drew
• The Golden Compass: Official Response - The Pursuit
  

Dr. Köstenberger Clarifies His Stance on Giving

Many of you are probably aware of the fact that Dr. Köstenberger was recently quoted on tithing in the Wall Street Journal. His quote appeared under the subheading "Anti-Tithing in the Classroom" and was found in the following paragraph:

The anti-tithing movement has found support in some unlikely places: theologically conservative divinity schools and church pulpits. At Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C., professor Andreas Kostenberger challenges tithing in classes on the New Testament. He teaches that if you add up all taxes paid by the ancient Israelites, they exceed 10%, and that in the New Testament there's no percentage rule. He says pastors perpetuate the 10% figure out of "pragmatism, tradition and ignorance, quite frankly."

I know I was in more than one conversation about last week about giving, tithing and what Dr. Köstenberger's statement really meant.

Dr. Köstenberger responded to the quote on his blog today in post entitled Christian Stewardship and Giving as an Act of Worship. In this post, he clarifies the context around the quote, his objections with WSJ prior to it being published, and gives a response to the misconstrued interpretations of his quote that have arisen within the last week. I encourage you to read it if you had questions of your own.

Walter Hooper Interview on Faith and Culture Website

Here's a link you may not have picked up on in your feed readers:
Dr. Michael Travers recently interviewed Walter Hooper.

• Information on the C.S. Lewis conference can be found here.
• The direct link to the video can be found here.

Mr. Hooper serves as trustee and literary adviser to the C.S. Lewis Estate. He has edited or written introductions for approximately 30 books of Lewis’ materials. During the last year of Lewis’s life, Mr. Hooper worked as the author’s private secretary. Originally from Reidsville, N.C., Mr. Hooper now resides in Oxford, England.

Building Bridges Roundup

If you haven't heard, there was recently a conference co-hosted by Southeastern and Lifeway Christian Resources called Building Bridges: Southern Baptists and Calvinism. Among the host of speakers each of you probably have heard in person already, several SEBTS personalities were on stage as well. These include: Dr. Akin, Dr. Nelson, Dr. Keathley, and Nathan Finn.

You can download the audio and learn more about the conference here.

It would also be profitable to mention that I've seen quite a number of reactions on my feed reader concerning this topic. There were 19 different posts that mentioned it in all. Here are the ones that did more than give a quick link (like I'm doing now):

• Travis Hilton reflects on an interview he was able to have with Ed Stetzer
• Dr. Reid found much hope in Dr. Akin's Great Commission Resurgence
• "A Mission Driven Life" offers more resources inspired by the conference
• Don't forget Nathan Finn. He's been quite busy on the subject with at least 3 posts.