Friday and Saturday, along with Kevin Vanhoozer and Edith Humphrey, as well as Howard Snyder, Vince Bacote, David Fitch, and David Neff, I participated in the Ancient-Evangelical Future Call conference at Northern Baptist’s Seminary‘s pleasant surroundings.
The focus of our attention was the primacy of the biblical narrative in articulating our faith. Papers were officially presented by Kevin (Fri afternoon) and I (evening) and then Edith (Sat morning). Kevin focused on the “Drama of the Christ,” drawing on his book Drama of Doctrine. My presentation was on “stories of the Story,” which focused on how we read the Bible. Edith focused on the necessary importance of having both propositions and story, giving neither the primacy.
This meant that the panelists — like Vince and David and Howard — were every bit as much of the conference as those who offered more official papers.
I hope you will consider attending next year; the focus will be on the church.