From Booklist
Rooted in a 1992 theology conference at Wheaton College, which brought together young Evangelicals to discuss challenges posed by "normative pluralism and inclusivism," this book, like the conference, responds to pluralism as a challenge. The book is a symposium, with chapters by John Hick, Clark Pinnock, Alister McGrath, and R. Douglas Geivett together with W. Gary Phillips. In general, Hick issues the pluralist "challenge," and the other participants respond with inclusivist, particularist, and exclusivist approaches. That Geivett and Phillips, who call their position "evidentialist particularism," get the last word is significant. The book is intended for a conservative Evangelical audience likely to be most sympathetic to the Geivett-Phillips perspective. Putting that perspective last is likely to confirm the audience's sympathy. Putting it in the context of a symposium is likely to raise provocative and constructive questions that might otherwise be overlooked. Steve Schroeder


Book Description
Four views, from salvation in Christ alone to the belief that all ethical religions lead to God, presented by advocates of each, help Christians understand and meet the challenges of our pluralistic culture.


From the Publisher
Increasingly, Christianity is seen as just one among many valid paths to God. Four views - from salvation in Christ alone to the belief that all ethical religions lead to God - presented by advocates of each, help Christians understand and meet the challenges of our pluralistic culture.


From the Back Cover
Religious pluralism is the greatest challenge facing Christianity in Western culture today. The belief that Christ is the only way to God is being challenged, and increasingly, Christianity is seen as just one among many valid paths to God. In Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World, four perspectives are presented by a major advocate of each: Normative Pluralism: all ethical religions lead to God (John Hick) Inclusivism: salvation is universally available, but is established by and leads to Christ (Clark Pinnock) Salvation in Christ: agnosticism regarding those who haven’t heard the gospel (Alister McGrath) Salvation in Christ alone: (R. Douglas Geivett and W. Gary Phillips) This book allows each contributor to not only present the case for his view, but also to respond to the critiques of the other contributors and to critique their views in turn. The Counterpoints series provides a forum for comparison and critique of different views on issues important to Christians. Counterpoints books address two categories: Church Life and Exploring Theology. Complete your library with other books in the Counterpoints series.


About the Author
Doug Geivett is a professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University in La Mirada, California. Dr. Geivett served as the college pastor of a church in Washington and the Church of the Open Door in Southern California. He is currently a consultant for a series of films on youth culture to be produced by Focus on the Family, and is a member of the Advisory Council for the Focus on the Family Institute.;John Hick is a Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Research in Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Birmingham, U.K. He has taught philosophy of religion at Cornell University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and the Claremont Graduate University, California, as well as Cambridge and Birmingham Universities in the U.K. He is the author of 15 and editor of 9 books, and his writings have been translated into 12 languages. He gave the Gifford Lectures in 1986-7 and received the Grawemeyer Award for significant new thinking in religion in 1991.;Dennis L. Okholm (Ph.D. Princeton) is associate professor of theology at Wheaton College.;;;Clark H. Pinnock is professor of theology at McMaster Divinity College.

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