Thank you for your insightful article. Your exploration of C.S. Lewis's apologetics and the "mere Christianity" approach offers valuable insights into engaging nonbelievers by focusing on Christianity's core truths.
However, I'm seeking clarification on how you conceptualize "conversion".
My concern lies in your statement, "We are called to make disciples, not simply converts",
which seems to me downplaying it.
Drawing from Dr. Gordon T. Smith's "Transformational Conversion," I understand it as:
1. A dynamic interplay of divine call and human response.
2. Conversion is the human response, not as a passive acknowledgment to reach a quota,
but as the vital, response, active commitment that precedes true discipleship.
Without conversion, discipleship cannot occur.
Victor
[1] Smith, Gordon T. Transforming Conversion: Rethinking the Language and Contours of Christian Initiation. Baker Academic, 2010, Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Dr. Travis,
Thank you for your insightful article. Your exploration of C.S. Lewis's apologetics and the "mere Christianity" approach offers valuable insights into engaging nonbelievers by focusing on Christianity's core truths.
However, I'm seeking clarification on how you conceptualize "conversion".
My concern lies in your statement, "We are called to make disciples, not simply converts",
which seems to me downplaying it.
Drawing from Dr. Gordon T. Smith's "Transformational Conversion," I understand it as:
1. A dynamic interplay of divine call and human response.
2. Conversion is the human response, not as a passive acknowledgment to reach a quota,
but as the vital, response, active commitment that precedes true discipleship.
Without conversion, discipleship cannot occur.
Victor
[1] Smith, Gordon T. Transforming Conversion: Rethinking the Language and Contours of Christian Initiation. Baker Academic, 2010, Grand Rapids, Michigan.