Thank you, Mr. Spencer.

-Drew Bo

Still innundated under school. I don’t know if I am going to be able to write a response to your interviews for a while. But I probably would say that Relevant is a bit of an odd bird. They are certainly pursuing their own vision, it’s obviously quite commercial, and a person standing within the confessional, traditional community would find much to be offended by and perhaps worried about.

On the other hand, I have a pretty broad view of useful literature. I’m sure you wouldn’t be shocked to discover that I would recommend some RC Biblical scholars betfore many Protestants, and every so often the edgy, funky, irrevernt guys write things that have value in some contexts. You could send a book like Boyett’s to lots of SBC preachers to wave around and condemn, and all their points would be correct. On the other hand, Boyett’s book can get the attention of a lot of the people that I work with in a way that the Macarthur Intro to the Bible won’t. It may be flaws in a book that provide its usefulness in some contexts.

So I do believe the Amazon reviews are very helpful, because a person can get some idea of what they are contemplating purchasing, and if it is less than serious, they can be forewarned. There are uses for less than serious literature. Take your web site, for example.

I haven’t read enough “Relevant” material to comment on this issue with any authority, however, and I don’t want to be one of those bloggers who brag about how much I know about what I haven’t ever read.