It seems to me that in regards to present day scholarship, one of the converts woops, I mean reverts to Roman Catholicism, one Francis J. Beckwith (who was trotted out in post #34) back when he was a fresh revert (year 2007) spoke quite differently as to who was "second to none" as you put it...
"...Catholics would do well to plumb these works, since in them Protestant evangelicals often provide the biblical and philosophical scaffolding that influenced the Church Fathers that developed the catholic creeds as well as the Church’s understanding of the Bible as God’s Word.But these evangelicals do so by using contemporary language and addressing contemporary concerns. This will help Catholics understand the reasoning behind the classical doctrines.
In terms of expository preaching, as well as teaching the laity, Protestant evangelicals are without peers in the Christian world.
For instance, it is not unusual for evangelical churches to host major conferences on theological issues in which leading scholars address lay audiences in order to equip them to share their faith with their neighbors, friends, etc. Works by evangelical philosophers and theologians such as [J.P.] Moreland, [Paul] Copan, and William Lane Craig, should be in the library of any serious Catholic who wants to be equipped to respond to contemporary challenges to the Christian faith.
Your guy, one of those spotlighted as some sort of genius for having conver reverted, bears witness and testimony against your own words & (general) positions.
Don't you just hate it when that happens?
Shallow waters...?
It's not over my head, but then again all the waters I've fished that were...I fished from one boat or another, sometimes in waters miles deep.
I used to bottom trawl in waters about a half of a mile deep, although in those days usually a bit less, like only 375-490 fathoms deep, but i've seen 530+ on the fathometer, while the gear was on the bottom. Literally.