Can Evangelicals Learn from World Religions?

Jesus, Revelation and Religious Traditions

By: Gerald McDermott

Narrated by: David Cochran Heath

What is the nature of revelation in other world religions? And what can evangelicals learn from it?

In this provocative and thoughtful book, Gerald McDermott explores the theological concept of revelation and how evangelicals have responded to world religions. He then makes a case for God's having revealed himself outside of Israel and the church.

He also explores four case studies of how Buddhist, Daoist, Confucian, and Islamic understandings have enriched his own concepts of scriptural concepts.

©2000 Gerald McDermott (P)2005 christianaudio.com

Critic reviews

"This book makes a solid contribution to the evangelical theology of religions. Leaving aside the issue of the fate of the unevangelized, it leads us to expect to learn from people of other faiths and not suppose that they have nothing to teach us. What a gracious and open spirit this message frees us to have." (Clark H. Pinnock, professor of theology, McMaster Divinity College)

Maybe Christianity isn't the only truth!!

I had to read this book and write a report for a World Religions course for my Masters of Theological Studies. So the author starts by going over general revelation and special revelation. Then, the author posits that maybe all the heads of false religions have received SOME special revelation from God somewhere down the line. The book completely ignores 2 Timothy 3:15-17 which says, "15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work."

The book goes even further than ignoring the sufficiency of Scripture. Basically, the book practically asks What if Scripture isn't enough? This book goes out of it's way to find spiritual "TRUTH" in false religions. Completely useless (and even a distraction) to a born-again believer.