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Category Archives: Pluralism
Book Write-Up: Between One Faith and Another
Peter Kreeft. Between One Faith and Another: Engaging Conversations on the World’s Great Religions. IVP Books, 2017. See here to purchase the book. Peter Kreeft teaches philosophy at Boston College and is the author of over fifty books. Because Kreeft … Continue reading
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Book Write-Up: Christ among Other Gods, by Erwin Lutzer
Erwin Lutzer. Christ among Other Gods: A Defense of Christ in an Age of Tolerance. Moody: 1994, 2016. See here to buy the book. Erwin Lutzer is senior pastor as Chicago’s Moody Church and a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary … Continue reading
Ramblings on Philo and “Only One Way”
In this post, I will use as my starting-point something that Philo of Alexandria says in Special Laws IV:109. Philo of Alexandria was a first century Hellenistic Jewish thinker. Special Laws IV:109 is part of Philo’s larger discussion about the … Continue reading
Book Write-Up: While We’re Far Apart, by Lynn Austin
Lynn Austin. While We’re Far Apart. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 2010. See here to buy the book. While We’re Far Apart is set in World War II New England. Eddie Schaffer is about to go to war, and the shy Penny … Continue reading
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Tagged Brothers and Sisters, Christy Award, evangelical fiction, Holocaust, Hungary, Judaism, Lynn Austin, Nazis, Oscar Schindler, protection, Raoul Wallenberg, Road Trips, Robert Price, While We're Far Apart, world war ii
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Book Write-Up: God’s Other Children, by Bradley Malkovsky
Bradley Malkovsky. God’s Other Children: Personal Encounters with Faith, Love, and Holiness in Sacred India. New York: HarperOne, 2013. See here to buy the book. Bradley Malkovsky teaches comparative theology at the University of Notre Dame. God’s Other Children is … Continue reading
Book Write-Up: Jonathan Edwards Confronts the Gods
Gerald R. McDermott. Jonathan Edwards Confronts the Gods: Christian Theology, Enlightenment Religion, and Non-Christian Faiths. Oxford University Press, 2000. Jonathan Edwards was an eighteenth century pastor and theologian. Many of you may know him on account of his sermon, “Sinners … Continue reading
Book Write-Up: Many Mansions, by Harvey Cox
Harvey Cox. Many Mansions: A Christian’s Encounter with Other Faiths. Boston: Beacon Press, 1988, 1992. I first saw this book over ten years ago, when I was shelving books at Harvard Divinity School’s library. I was a conservative Christian at … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative Christian, harvey cox, interfaith dialogue
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Book Write-Up: Warranted Christian Belief, by Alvin Plantinga
Alvin Plantinga. Warranted Christian Belief. New York, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Alvin Plantinga is a renowned Christian philosopher. I first heard of him when I was a student at Harvard Divinity School. I was taking William Abraham’s class on … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Atheism, Bible, Evolution, Life, Philosophy, Pluralism, Radio, Religion, School
Tagged Alvin Plantinga, Plantinga
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Book Write-Up: Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions?, by Gerald R. McDermott
Gerald R. McDermott. Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions?: Jesus, Revelation & Religious Traditions. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2000. I would like to thank Intervarsity Press for my review copy of this book. Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions? Professor … Continue reading
Book Write-Up: Unapologetic Theology, by William Placher
William Placher. Unapologetic Theology: A Christian Voice in a Pluralistic Conversation. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1989. Can Christians say something of value to non-Christians in a pluralistic world, where some doubt that there is even evidence that Christianity is true? … Continue reading
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