The Futures of Evangelicalism: Issues and Prospects

by Craig Bartholomew, Robin Parry & Andrew West (Eds)
IVP: 2003
ISBN: 0825420229
$18.99

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Daar is tans ‘n nuwe geslag evangeliese teoloë wat baie moeite doen om die teologiese en intellektuele integriteit van die evangeliese beweging te versterk. Vir hierdie boek het Craig Bartholomew (‘n oud Suid-Afrikaner) ‘n twaalftal van die teoloë gevra om hulle mening te gee oor verskillende teologiese kwessies en probleme vanuit die evangeliese perspektief.

Die lys van outeurs is heel indrukwekkend. Howard Marshall, die Skotse NT, skryf oor Bybelse Interpretasie; die Australiër Graeme Goldsworthy, skryf oor Bybelse Teologie; Chris Wright skryf oor die Sending; Eugene Petersen oor Spiritualiteit; Alister McGrath oor Teolgie. Vir my was die beste artikel dié een van Kevin Vanhoozer oor die kerk.

An insightful assessment of the current state of evangelicalism and the varied directions it is poised to take, from influential and expert contributors, including Alister McGrath, Eugene Peterson, Kevin Vanhoozer, Graeme Goldsworthy, I. Howard Marshall, Gregory J. Laughery, Stephen Lazarus, Robin Parry, Jonathan Ruthven, Christopher Wright, and Andrew West.

Evangelicalism, the largest theological branch of Western Christianity, is at a crossroads and the direction it takes on several key issues will determine which of the possible futures it will have.

In this collection of essays, noted evangelical scholars offer insightful assessments, constructive criticism, and compelling challenges concerning the relationship of evangelicalism to such issues as biblical interpretation, biblical theology, missions, ethics, the charismatic movement, and politics.

Contributors include Alister McGrath, Eugene Peterson, Kevin Vanhoozer, Graeme Goldsworthy, I. Howard Marshall, Gregory J. Laughery, Stephen Lazarus, Robin Parry, Jonathan Ruthven, Christopher Wright, and Andrew West.

Craig Bartholomew is the senior research fellow in the School of Humanities at the University of Gloucestershire and specializes in Old Testament Wisdom Literature and biblical interpretation. He is the author or editor of several books, including Reading Ecclesiastes: Old Testament Exegesis and Hermeneutical Theory and Praying by the Book: Praying the Psalms.

Robin Parry is commissioning editor for Paternoster Press.

Andrew West is chaplain at the University of Gloucestershire and the co-editor of Praying by the Book: Praying the Psalms.