Let me say upfront that I’m not the best person to answer that question. I’d love to hear how Mark Noll or Skip Stout, two of our foremost American religious historians, would answer it. Nonetheless, the best I bring to the table is a keen curiosity. So, allow me to elaborate on the question.
Consider, for instance, the case of Tullian Tchividjian. Tchividjian (pronounced "cha-vi-jin") is the senior pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville, Florida, the church started and made famous by the ministry of James Kennedy. Tchividjian also happens to be the grandson of Billy Graham. Lately, he has been making it well known that he has been reading a lot of Martin Luther, and some of the scholars who understand Luther very well, including two Concordia Seminary locals, Charles Arand and Bob Kolb.
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