Faith Comes By Hearing
Christopher Morgan (Ed), Robert Peterson (Ed)Paperback 2008-04-18
Publisher Description
What about those who have never heard?
The debate swirls and feelings run deep. What is the fate of the unevangelized? The traditional position--that apart from an explicit faith in Jesus no one is saved--seems to have fallen out of favor with many evangelicals. Here is a passionate but irenic response to the arguments of those who believe that the unevangelized can (or might) be saved apart from knowledge of Jesus Christ.
Building on the insights of others, nine scholars introduce readers, even those with little background, to the ongoing discussion. Key questions--* Is general revelation sufficient? * Are other religions salvific? * Do holy pagans exist? * Must faith be explicit? * Is exclusivism unjust?
--are probed and answered from a biblical, theological and historical perspective.
The book's positive thrust is summed up by editors Robert Peterson and Christopher Morgan : "God is passionately engaged in gathering people to know, love and worship him from every tribe, language, people and nation. And he has called us to join him on this mission."
.Table of Contents
?List of Contributors
?Acknowledgments
??1 Introduction by Robert A. Peterson
?2 Inclusivisms and Exclusivisms by Christopher W. Morgan
?3 General Revelation: Sufficient or Insufficient? by Daniel Strange
?4 Exclusivism: Unjust or Just? by William Edgar
?5 Other Religions: Saving or Secular? by Eckhard J. Schnabel
?6 Holy Pagans: Reality or Myth? by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.
?7 Saving Faith: Implicit or Explicit? by Stephen J. Wellum
?8 Inclusivism versus Exclusivism on Key Biblical Texts by Robert A. Peterson
?9 The Gospel for All Nations by Andreas J. Kostenberger
?10 God's Zeal for His World by J. Nelson Jennings
?11 Answers to Notable Questions by Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson
??Bibliography
?Author index
?Subject index
?Scripture index ?
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Publisher Description
What about those who have never heard?
The debate swirls and feelings run deep. What is the fate of the unevangelized? The traditional position--that apart from an explicit faith in Jesus no one is saved--seems to have fallen out of favor with many evangelicals. Here is a passionate but irenic response to the arguments of those who believe that the unevangelized can (or might) be saved apart from knowledge of Jesus Christ.
Building on the insights of others, nine scholars introduce readers, even those with little background, to the ongoing discussion. Key questions--* Is general revelation sufficient? * Are other religions salvific? * Do holy pagans exist? * Must faith be explicit? * Is exclusivism unjust?
--are probed and answered from a biblical, theological and historical perspective.
The book's positive thrust is summed up by editors Robert Peterson and Christopher Morgan : "God is passionately engaged in gathering people to know, love and worship him from every tribe, language, people and nation. And he has called us to join him on this mission."
.Table of Contents
?List of Contributors
?Acknowledgments
??1 Introduction by Robert A. Peterson
?2 Inclusivisms and Exclusivisms by Christopher W. Morgan
?3 General Revelation: Sufficient or Insufficient? by Daniel Strange
?4 Exclusivism: Unjust or Just? by William Edgar
?5 Other Religions: Saving or Secular? by Eckhard J. Schnabel
?6 Holy Pagans: Reality or Myth? by Walter C. Kaiser, Jr.
?7 Saving Faith: Implicit or Explicit? by Stephen J. Wellum
?8 Inclusivism versus Exclusivism on Key Biblical Texts by Robert A. Peterson
?9 The Gospel for All Nations by Andreas J. Kostenberger
?10 God's Zeal for His World by J. Nelson Jennings
?11 Answers to Notable Questions by Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson
??Bibliography
?Author index
?Subject index
?Scripture index ?