ABSTRACT
Before embarking on an analysis of his work it is important to reiterate from the outset that Grenz understands himself to be an evangelical scholar, who has stood firmly in the evangelical tradition, whose aim is to engage thoroughly with postmodern thought. Where he differs from many evangelicals is in his emphasis on giving priority to pietism over doctrine.3 ‘Fundamentally, I believe,
1 David S. Dockery, ‘Preface’, in The Challenge of Postmodernism, 2nd edn.. (Grand Rapids, 2001), p. 9.
