Christian hope rests upon the fact not that evil can be ignored, or that it will simply fade away, but that it has been judged at the cross.

— David Wells (b. 1939), Theologe und Professor für Systematische Theologie

Topics: Hope & Confidence, Grace & Redemption, Eternity & Hope Beyond Death

David Wells

David Falconer Wells (* 1939) ist ein US-amerikanischer reformierter Theologe und lehrte über viele Jahre als Professor für Systematische Theologie am Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Er wurde vor allem durch seine kulturkritischen Analysen bekannt, in denen er dem modernen Evangelikalismus einen Verlust an theologischer Tiefe zugunsten von Pragmatismus und Konsumorientierung vorwirft. Bibellesern dient er heute als scharfsinniger Diagnostiker der Säkularisierung und als Mahner für theologische Integrität gegenüber zeitgeistigen Anpassungen.

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