Universal Salvation?: The Current Debate - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802827640 ISBN 13: 9780802827647

Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co, 2004

Synopsis

Foreword by Gabriel Fackre

Will God one day save all people through Christ's atoning work? That is the question at the heart of the debate in this volume -- a debate sure to challenge readers, whatever their current perspective.

Featuring evangelical writers of exceptional insight and sensitivity, Universal Salvation? offers a conversation worth everyone's attention. The volume opens with a rigorous three-part defense of Christian universalism by philosopher Thomas Talbott, who argues that Scripture teaches the ultimate salvation of all people, including those in hell. Gabriel Fackre in his foreword calls Talbott's work -the most thoughtfully wrought argument for universalism to date from within the contemporary evangelical community.- The rest of the book gathers incisive responses to Talbott by Christian scholars from different disciplines, who evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Talbott's arguments, take his thought in new directions, or explain why they think he is mistaken. Talbott then responds to his critics.

The aim of this volume is not to persuade people that universalism is true but to open up a fairer debate on a controversial subject of continuing importance to theologians and nontheologians alike. By exploring universal salvation from biblical, philosophical, theological, and historical perspectives, the book helps readers think through the issues more carefully than has been possible with resources previously available.

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About the Authors

Robin A. Parry is Acquisitions Editor at Wipf and Stock.His books include Old Testament Story and ChristianEthics, Universal Salvation? The CurrentDebate, and Worshipping Trinity: Coming Back tothe Heart of Worship. For the latest thoughts fromParry, visit his blog, Theological Scribbles. "

Professor of contemporary religion at Chester College, Chester, England.

From the Back Cover

Foreword by Gabriel Fackre

Will God one day save all people through Christbs atoning work? That is the question at the heart of the debate in this volume -- a debate sure to challenge readers, whatever their current perspective.

Featuring evangelical writers of exceptional insight and sensitivity, "Universal Salvation?" offers a conversation worth everyonebs attention. The volume opens with a rigorous three-part defense of Christian universalism by philosopher Thomas Talbott, who argues that Scripture teaches the ultimate salvation of all people, including those in hell. Gabriel Fackre in his foreword calls Talbottbs work bthe most thoughtfully wrought argument for universalism to date from within the contemporary evangelical community.b The rest of the book gathers incisive responses to Talbott by Christian scholars from different disciplines, who evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of Talbottbs arguments, take his thought in new directions, or explain why they think he is mistaken. Talbott then responds to his critics.

The aim of this volume is not to persuade people that universalism is true but to open up a fairer debate on a controversial subject of continuing importance to theologians and nontheologians alike. By exploring universal salvation from biblical, philosophical, theological, and historical perspectives, the book helps readers think through the issues more carefully than has been possible with resources previously available.

Edition details

• Publisher: William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802827640
• ISBN 13: 9780802827647
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 328
• Editor: Parry Robin A., Partridge Christopher H.