In amongst the discussion about The Gospel Coalition setting up institutions named after Tim Keller (when he was still alive) and Don Carson, a few people have asked whether the issue is just a problem for living people. What about the tradition of naming churches, buildings and institutions after specific people. Older, established churches will… Continue reading Is it always a bad thing to name things after people or just when they are still alive?
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Is it really “just” cultural?
One of the pushbacks I’ve seen against the criticism of TGC’s decision to name its new projects after, at the time, living Christian leaders is that it’s a cultural issue. The argument seems to be twofold. First, that it’s just grumpy Brits who are raising concerns, as though that invalidates the concerns raised. Secondly, that… Continue reading Is it really “just” cultural?
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