When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some of them sneered, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this subject.” At that, Paul left the Council. Some of the people became followers of Paul and believed [Acts 17:32-33a]. How do you preach the Gospel in a university town? That’s what Paul must have been thinking when he arrived in Athens more than 1900 years ago. Things had gone alright in Thessalonica, or so he’d tried to convince himself. There, he’d followed his usual evangelism protocol. He’d arrived in town, introduced himself at a synagogue, discussed—then argued—the meaning of scripture with the local officials, told anyone…
"Dispatches to the Front" -- a collection of theological meditations by Thomas A. Robinson, J.D., M.Div.