After the Deconstruction

I saw this comment on Out Of Ur regarding a discussion between Tony Campolo and Brian McLaren and I think it sums up for me what I find most difficult about people like McLaren. I also liked the comment because of the unusual grace it displayed (relative to that often exhibited in that forum):

"Brian, thanks for living out your journey in front of us. I really do appreciate that and applaud that you sincerely wrestle. My caution is that too many “Mclarenites” lack your learning and ability to land in good places with a grasp of truth as being something we can rely upon. Rather, I come across people who are all to willing to let you erase a line without redrawing one and now they live without lines or the confidence they bring. In one very real sense they are gaining a “truthless faith,” unable to sustain any convictions. This is not like Jesus. He came, erased lines but redrew them with his life, words and authority."

I am personally stimulated by the questions McLaren poses. But. There is a risk with asking people to question established norms - and that is they may not have the capacity to reconstruct a world view which adequately grounds them. It doesn't mean we shouldn't but the responsibility to also equip people with the tools of reconstruction is a heavy one.