No Other Gods Before Me?: Evangelicals And The Challenge Of World Religions

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Toward an Evangelical Theology of Religions Questions about the relationship between Christianity and the world's other faith traditions continue to confront the church. Evangelicals in particular struggle to understand how the uniqueness of Christ and the Christian message fits within a context of religious diversity. This book brings together leading theologians from a variety of evangelical backgrounds to discuss contemporary Christian encounters with world religions. Contributors include: Richard J. Mouw Gerald R. McDermott Miriam Adeney Irving Hexham Paul J. Griffiths Stanley J. Grenz Amos Yong Gerald J. Pillay John G. Stackhouse, Jr. Ken R. Gnanakan Taking as their starting point the great variety of world religions, editor John G. Stackhouse, Jr., and his colleagues examine questions such as: What are religions? Are non-Christian faiths legitimate means of accessing the divine? Is there divine revelation in non-Christian religions? Is the "Jesus Story" found in other faith traditions? How should evangelism and missions proceed within a multi-faith context? No Other Gods before Me? is a careful theological, sociological, historical, and anthropological treatment of Christian interaction with people of other faiths. It breaks new ground by asking touch questions and avoiding simplistic answers. John G. Stackhouse, Jr. (Ph.D., University of Chicago) is Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology and Culture at Regent College. He has written and edited several books, including Evangelical Futures: A Conversation on Theological Method. From a variety of viewpoints, this collection of essays encourages evangelicals to think about the world's religions and their relationship to Christianity.

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