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Title: Four Views on Salvation in a Pluralistic World by Dennis L. Okholm, Timothy R. Phillips, John Hick, R. Douglas Geivett, W. Gary Phillips, Dennis L. Okholm, Timothy R. Phillips, Alister E. McGrath ISBN: 0-310-21276-6 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 19 August, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.88 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book.
Comment: Finally! A book published by an evangelical publishing house that gives pluralism a fair hearing. Zondervan is to be commended for taking this bold step.
John Hick shines brilliantly. I can think of no other theologian anywhere who is better qualified to explain the pluralist view. His argument is delivered with great equanimity, and is absolutely devastating to the "Christ is the only way" argument in all its guises. Hick reveals that the only way one can continue to hold that view is by remaining ignorant of the history of the world's great religions (including Christianity).
It is important to remember that Christianity itself stands on the shoulders of Judaism. That is, Christian belief in the uniqueness of the Incarnation relies on the belief that God originally revealed himself in full only to Israel.
The more one learns about world history, however, the more it stretches the bounds of credibility to believe that God, the creative source of the entire universe and all who dwell here, chose to fully reveal himself only to the tiny nation of Israel, effectively ignoring the peoples of India, China, Egypt, etc. (not to mention indigenous tribes everywhere), all of whom were seeking the Divine just as surely as were the Israelis. Indeed, to believe that God has a "favorite" people is to take the anthropomorphism of God a bit too far.
Although this book deals primarily with theological issues, I will add that the ultimate arena in which all religions converge is that of experience, not theology. That is, in reading the mystics within each tradition, one is struck by the similarities in the language they use to describe their experiences of the Divine. Christianity also has a very strong mystical tradition. The Medieval mystics such as John of the Cross and Meister Eckhart are fairly well known. However, there are also a number of modern Christian mystics who mostly share Hick's theology, but who place a great emphasis on the experience of the Divine in prayer. For more info on that, read anything by Bede Griffiths, John Main, or Thomas Keating. Also check out Wayne Teasdale's book _The Mystic Heart_.
Rating: 4
Summary: Still Fun To Read
Comment: I like all the differing views. While I am a conservative, I like the other points of view. This series is usually good for exposing differing views.
Rating: 4
Summary: Good on the Who?, ignores, What?, How? and Why?
Comment: I was somewhat disappointed in this particular book, since I was hoping it would deal with what salvation means (Saved from what?) and how people are saved. Instead, it focuses exclusively on who may be saved.
Without a good understanding of the meaning of salvation, it is hard to be confident about who it may or may not apply to. However, the WHO question seems to be of more concern than the WHAT, WHY and HOW questions to most people interested in questions of salvation.
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Title: Four Views on Hell by William V. Crockett, John Walvoord, Clark Pinnock ISBN: 0310212685 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 06 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Four Views on Eternal Security by J. Matthew Pinson, Stanley N. Gundry, Michael Horton, Steven Harper ISBN: 0310234395 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Five Views on Sanctification by Melvin Dieter, Anthony A. Hoekema, J. Robertson McQuilkin, John F. Walvoord, Greg L. Bahnsen ISBN: 0310212693 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 10 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Five Views on Law and Gospel by Wayne G. Strickland, Walter C. Kaiser, Douglas J. Moo, Willem A. Van Gemeren, Walter G. Kaiser Jr ISBN: 0310212715 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 10 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Three Views on the Millennium and Beyond by Darrell L. Bock, Kenneth L. Gentry, Robert B. Strimple, Darrell L. Bock, Richard B., Jr. Gaffin ISBN: 0310201438 Publisher: Zondervan Pub. Date: 01 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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