| God's Rivals: Why Has God Allowed Different Religions? Insights from the Bible and the Early Church Contributor(s): McDermott, Gerald R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0830825649 ISBN-13: 9780830825646 Publisher: IVP Academic OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2007 Annotation: Gerald R. McDermott explores the question "Wy are there other religions?" He looks at teaching from the Old and New Testaments and from a number of key teachers from the early church to suggest an answer to this perplexing but intriguing question. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - Apologetics - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General - Religion | Comparative Religion |
| Dewey: 261.2 |
| LCCN: 2006101564 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.04" W x 8.98" (0.63 lbs) 181 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic |
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| Publisher Description: In the providence of God, why are there other religions? Was the God of the Bible wise in allowing for them? Can they serve any purpose? Gerald R. McDermott explores reflection on teaching from the Old and New Testaments and from a number of key teachers from the early church to suggest an answer to this perplexing but intriguing question. In the end McDermott provides considerable insight into the troubling clash of world religions and offers a helpful Christian response. |
Contributor Bio(s): McDermott, Gerald R.: - Gerald R. McDermott (Ph.D., University of Iowa) is professor of religion at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. He is the author of Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions? One Holy and Happy Society: The Public Theology of Jonathan Edwards and Jonathan Edwards Confronts the Gods: Christian Theology, Enlightenment Religion and Non-Christian Faiths. |