In this book, a commited Evangelical scholar and a commited Morman scholar set out to listen to one another and to ferret out the genuine agreements and disagreements between their respective religious traditions.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Great book, starting with the Preface:
I really enjoyed reading this book. The preface was so full of useful information that I feared that the rest of the book would be empty. Kind of like a movie preview that has all the funny lines in it. But I was happy to find that every chapter was engrossing and extremely educational. As a Mormon, I've always been somewhat bewildered by the antipathy that I've felt from some (not many) Evangelicals, given the many similarities between our beliefs and, more importantly, our cultural and moral values.... more info
heart of the matter:
When all is said and done, what matters in "How wide a Divide" is authority to act in the name of God and proper interpretation of the Godhead. There is no historical account of God the father and his son visiting man. That he did so as Joseph Smith claims is unique. The LDS church states this occured in order to restore the true nature of god that man might once again worship and know him and gain eternal life. In order to worship in truth and know God we must know about him. The incomprehensible... more info
Fair, completely fair.:
This book is the best book I've ever read that has been fair about the Mormon views without somehow distorting them. It's also completely fair from the Evangelical point of view with out distorting them. There are no attacks made about each others religions, only misgivings about what each others beliefs are, and they stick right to True Doctrine of both churches no pre-supposed or back historical events. Especially in the wake of the unfair "Good News for LDS." This book displays how an outreach to that... more info
Intelligent, respectful, yet uncompromising dialogue between LDS & Evangelical Professors-Friends:
A Mormon & an Evangelical in Conversation: How Wide the Divide?, by Professors Craig L. Blomberg (Denver Seminary) and Stephen E. Robinson (Brigham Young University) garners five stars for committing a spiritually revolutionary act. Blomberg, a Baptist with Calvinist doctrinal leanings, and Robinson, a Mormon who's mastered evangelical theological nomenclature carried on a conversation that was respectful, intelligent, uncompromising, and yet, built out of relationship. These guys are friends! My... more info
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