Sorry, Michael, I thought I had typed “you keep saying over and over that the furore over the whole “federal vision” thing is nothing.” Assuming that statement is more agreeable, this was a typo, not an actual mis-characterization. {:)}

Indeed, Wilson seems to answer many of the objections I’ve heard from Lutherans, both sane and otherwise, and very nearly dovetails with my own views that have slowly emerged as I’ve considered and generally rejected the details of those Lutheran views while acknowledge that modern Evangelical views seem to be even more off the mark.

I’m not sure that they are—or that Wilson is, at least—trying to appropriate Wright et al at all; in fact, I suspect it must be one of the others that drew NPP into the loop, because Wilson seems generally (thought not entirely) disdainful of Wright based on this book and the very few other pages I’ve read.

I’m also not sure that Wilson is up to anything except attempting to be faithful to Scripture, really. He doesn’t seem to have an axe to grind other than to say that modern evangelicalism has drifted to far into individualism and away from a “proper” understanding of God’s covenant with humanity.

I guess it might say more about me than I tend to admit that I found myself nodding as I read the book, and only barely recognized in passing certain points that might be objectionable to some. Then again, most of what I say is objectionable to the same “some,” so I guess I’m just out of the loop.

Kurt, yes, this is what happens when you baptize your babies. {:)}