A More Nuanced Side of Metaxas?

Last night I wrote about my impressions on Eric Metaxas’ session with our faculty, a time that left me with the sense that Metaxas was pressing us to fight the culture wars in the name of Wilberforce and Bonhoeffer. Today he spoke to our student body and I was left with a different impression. This was a more nuanced presentation in which he acknowledged the complexities and tensions involved in the Christian’s relationship with the state. I am no less concerned about his penchant to blend history and conservative activism, but I was encouraged to find what seemed to be a more reflective and even historically informed side of Metaxas that I wish had come out in a more profound way yesterday.