Table of Contents
Preface xi
Part 1 Honest to God (1950 to 1972)
1 Mom Competition Allentown, Pennsylvania 3
2 The Absurd Man Bucknell University 11
3 The Woman Who Taught Him to Study the Bible InterVarsity Christian Fellowship 29
4 Kathy the Valiant Kathy Kristy 41
5 True Myth The Inklings 52
6 Doubters Welcome R. C. Sproul and Ligonier Valley Study Center 59
Part 2 Professors and Peers (1972 to 1975)
7 Theological Smorgasbord Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary 69
8 Table Talk Elisabeth Elliot and the Robins 75
9 Disagree without Being Disagreeable Roger Nicole and Neo-Calvinism 88
10 Pneumodynamics Richard Lovelace and Jonathan Edwards 93
Part 3 Trial by Fire (1975 to 1989)
11 Chemical Capital of the South Hopewell, Virginia 107
12 Unfolding Drama Edmund P. Clowney 128
13 "Moulded by the Gospel" Westminster Theological Seminary 147
Part 4 From Gotham to Globe (1989 to Present)
14 Masters of the Universe New York City 179
15 Land of Yes Redeemer Presbyterian Church 196
16 Everybody Worships September 11 and The Reason for God 221
17 Making Sense of God Dogwood Fellowship 237
18 Rings on a Tree Conclusion 263
Epilogue 267
Postscript 269
Acknowledgments 271
Index 273
Notes 283