The authoritarian, on the other hand, is someone who speaks about biblical and nonbiblical things in the same tone of voice. Whether the subject is the Super Bowl or the Second Coming, the verdict is delivered with the same certainty and conviction. I realized the distinction one night when my wife, Bonnie, said to me, “You’ve been around the Bible too much. Any opinion from politics to sports has the same ring as your sermon on Galatians.” It’s easy to fall into that. An authoritative tone without