Theological Crossfire: An Evangelical Liberal Dialogue

by Clark H. Pinnock, Delwin Brown

This book is a plea for a constructive liberal/conservative dialogue by demonstrating what such an exchange could be like. Assuming that liberal and conservative Christians are abysmally ignorant about each other, that each has a great deal to learn from the other, and that dialogue between the two will strengthen them individually, Clark Pinnock concludes that the renewed vitality of Christianity in today's world hinges in an important way on whether a genuine conservative/liberal dialogue comes into being.

261 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Clark H. Pinnock (d. 2010) was professor emeritus of systematic theology at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario. Widely regarded as one of evangelicalism's most stimulating theologians, he produced several widely discussed books, including The Wideness of God's Mercy and (with four other scholars) The Openness of God.

Reviews

[Joe]

I read some of this for a college course in about 1990. It is a debate between a evangelical and a liberal Christian. This book disturbed me at the time. I had such a narrow experience that I could not fathom that the liberal point of view even existed. Today is just the opposite. I occasionally think about reading this book from my current perspective but I'm off the charts to the left now and I can't fathom debating religion at all.