'Impartiality' -- a pompous name for indifference, ignorance

Michael Barber, Professor of Theology, Scripture and Catholic Thought at John Paul the Great Catholic University, in San Diego, CA, writes (in "Chesterton on Impartiality," Singing In The Reign, April 17, 2007) that he was thinking about the hesitance of scholars to take a stand on the question of the genre of the Gospels, which has crucial implications for historical Jesus work. He writes:

I was thinking about this today when I came across this quote from G. K. Chesterton: "Impartiality is a pompous name for indifference, which is an elegant name for ignorance." - The Speaker

[Hat tip to Tom]