Metaxas was never supposed to say it where it matters. Just in venues where someone pays profs to yatter.
Catching up here on our religion news, further to “Theology: What ID is, is not, the Christian profs have been striking back hard against that Metaxas guy who said in the Wall Street Journal that the universe does show evidence of design, thus busting their racket. From the Gospel Herald:
Biblical Scholars Refute Eric Metaxas’ Wall Street Journal Article Stating That Science Proves Intelligent Design
Dr. Peter Enns, a biblical scholar writing for Patheos.com, argues that there are two main reasons why Metaxas’ article falters. First off, Enns points out that “the notion that our theology – specifically, our understanding of God – is our sure starting point for deliberating about the relationship between science and faith.” He cites his recent book, The Evolution of Adam, in regards to the fact that “we should not assume that how we think about God is the unmovable and firm starting point for further deliberations” and “pushing the boundaries of our understanding of physical reality might actually affect the kind of God we understand ourselves to be proving.”
And his second point refers to the fact that we can’t really stand behind God as a thing or a benig that “can stand under scientific scrutiny.”
“God is not a ‘being’ whose ‘existence’ can be pointed out here or there,” Enns says. “God is being, the ground of being, that by which all being, all existence, is made possible. That is the claim of the Christian faith and to fall short of that claim is to sell this God short.” More.
As was summed up a long time ago by a science writer quoting a rabbi, God is no great that he needn’t exist – or have any impact on the real world.
That guy Peter Enns crossed our radar before, here, on BioLogos not renewing his contract.
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