Discuss Theology

I remember speaking with a German friend in seminary in the early 1970′s.  We agreed that there was a Dietrich Bonhoeffer cult in seminaries at that time.  In many ways, rightly so.  After all, Bonhoeffer was a martyr– a man worthy of respect, emulation and high regard.  N. T. Wright represents the contemporary example of this in some ways.  There are two differences however: 1.Wright is still alive and  not a martyr 2.History has not passed its verdict on Wright [and his thinking] yet as it has done with Bonhoeffer.  As I write this though, it is somewhat surprising to see that good evangelical seminaries are so quickly jumping into the parade to follow the Wright band wagon.  No question, Wright is a giant.  He is the contemporary theological Bonhoeffer–whether this is right or wrong depends on ones perspective of the parade.