The Longing
Stuff that didn't quite make it into The Briefing
An interview with Mark Strom
Tony Payne / August 2001
Tony Payne speaks with Mark Strom about his new book, Reframing Paul, and the issues that it raises.
You highlighted two particular problems for modern evangelicalism in your book: the influence of Greek thought on our systematic theology, and the social influence of rank and status and such ideas on church life. On the first, you seem very down on systematic theology generally. Can you explain why?
I want to say up front that I've benefited a great deal from the best of systematic theology. I studied at several institutions with some very