We ‘snarky’ evangelicals

I write this as a penitent (sometimes) but far-from-wholly-transformed sinner. Here is a true story from many years ago – another time, another place.

I was in a Christian library somewhere (I shall not say where) and someone I knew slightly (who I shall not name) came up to me, eyes bright, and pointed at a new book which had just been written by Alister McGrath, the evangelical academic.

‘The truth is out!’ the person exclaimed to me (a propos of nothing). ‘Alister’s a liberal evangelical!’ And on his way he went, his good deed for the day done, dodgy teaching duly identified and a dodgy teacher duly pointed out.