Uneven. Con Campbell raises some great questions about what we give our allegiances to. Examples: - “Laws do not transform hearts. Even less so political parties” (pp 15-16). - “If a key purpose of proclamation is to transform hearts, mass media might not be an effective means to that end” (p.21). But sometimes if feels like the title could have been “Con Campbell vs Evangelicals.” Example: - “My theological analysis—more reliable than my armchair psychologizing—suggests that judgmentalism stems from being out of step with the heart of God” (p.62). I’d like to agree with him, but if I do am I being as judgemental as he is? :-) If Con wants to shake us up, he’ll probably succeed. But if he wants to draw us together under Christ’s leadership, I’m not sure this book achieves his aim.

Timothy Laniak provides an impressive survey of the shepherd metaphor in the ANE world, in Israel under Moses and the Davidic kings, in the hope of restoration of the postexilic prophets, in the person of Jesus, and in his servants who live and die in the service of his people as did “the slain Lamb and ruling Shepherd.”

This course really surprised me. Mark Futato's understanding of the Psalms is off the scale. Few others understand the big picture (theme, flow of the 5 books) as well as Mark does. I never watch videos, but he's got me in.