Some have been surprised by John Piper’s invitation to Doug Wilson to speak at the 2009 Desiring God Conference.  Wilson gained infamy in Presbyterian circles for his involvement in the controversial Federal Vision movement within the Presbyterian church, which is loosely tied to the New Perspective on Paul in the broader Protestant church.

In the Q&A of the 2008 Resurgence Conference, Piper (while sitting next to another controversial figure) was asked the question, Does Wilson preach another gospel?  The following clip is his response:

Although I’m not in any way disapproving of Piper’s choice to have Wilson speak at the upcoming Desiring God Conference (I love most of what Wilson has done outside of Federal Vision), I am surprised.  I hope Piper will explain at some point why he chose Wilson.  He knew it would be a controversial choice, and I look forward to seeing how he responds to the critics.

Wilson’s three hour examination by the CREC Presbytery is available at http://www.christkirk.com/DougWilsonCREC.asp.  Following the examination, Wilson was unanimously found to be within the bounds of historic Reformed theology by the churches of the CREC at the recommendation of the examination committee.