- 640 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
The Gold Medallion Award-winning book that presents a persuasive case for Christ as the only way to God in light of contemporary religious pluralism.
A great majority of social commentators attempting to define modern Western culture land on a common characteristic: pluralism. This isn't unique to secular culture. Many modern approaches to Christian hermeneutics, or biblical interpretation, have given credence to contemporary pluralism. What began as a refreshing restraint and humility in modern theology has fallen more and more into irresoluteness.
It's no secret that the contemporary challenges to Christianity are complex and serious. Yet, far from simple fear-mongering, or cultural warmongering, The Gagging of God takes a hard look at the background and intricacy—of pluralism, postmodernity, and hermeneutics—and equips thoughtful Christians to have intelligent, culturally sensitive, and passionate fidelity to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
In his contemplative, even-handed approach, Carson provides a structure of Christian thought capable of facing the philosophies of today and piercing their surface. It invites Christians to grapple responsibly with urgent questions of biblically-grounded theology, spirituality, and the defining lines of Christianity, along with its range of challenges from without and within.
The Gagging of God offers an in-depth look at the big picture, shows how the many ramifications of pluralism are all parts of a whole, and provides a systematic Christian response.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 THE CHALLENGES OF CONTEMPORARY PLURALISM
- Part One HERMENEUTICS
- Part Two RELIGIOUS PLURALISM
- Part Three CHRISTIAN LIVING IN A PLURALISTIC CULTURE
- Part Four PLURALISM WITHIN THE CAMP
- APPENDIX When Is Spirituality Spiritual? Reflections on Some Problems of Definition
- Selected Bibliography
- Scripture and Ancient Text Index
- Index to Modern Authors
- Subject Index
- About the Publisher