In the course of his opinion piece, "Creed or Chaos," Brooks offers thoughtful observations on the kind of religion preferred by educated Americans versus the kind that alters behavior and provides an independent map of reality. I'm impressed that he quotes Dorothy L. Sayers. He obviously is acquainted with orthodox evangelical theology. Come to think of it, I recall Brooks wrote a piece on John Stott a few years ago, both fair and informative. He concludes his current essay saying:
I was once in an AIDS-ravaged village in southern Africa. The vague humanism of the outside do-gooders didn’t do much to get people to alter their risky behavior. The blunt theological talk of the church ladies — right and wrong, salvation and damnation — seemed to have a better effect.
HT: Justin Taylor