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Research indicates that, on average, Americans change their religious affiliation at least once during their lives. Journeys of Faith examines the movement between four Christian traditions and what led believers to make a shift.
Four prominent converts to Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Evangelicalism and Anglicanism describe their new faith traditions and doctrines and their spiritual journeys into them. Response chapters offer respectful critiques.
Contributors include:
Wilbur Ellsworth (Eastern Orthodoxy), with a response by Craig Blaising
Francis J. Beckwith (Roman Catholicism), with Gregg Allison responding
Chris Castaldo (Evangelicalism) and Brad S. Gregory's Catholic response
Lyle W. Dorsett (Anglicanism), with a response by Robert A. Peterson.
This book provides you with a series of first-hand accounts of thoughtful Christians changing religious affiliation or remaining true to the traditions they have always known and their rationale for those decisions. Gain a wealth of insight into the attractions of each of the represented denominations and an understanding of the current faith migration within the church today.
Contents
Introduction (Rob Plummer, General Editor) 10 pages
In this chapter, I will begin with a few statistics and personal stories that illustrate the need for this book. I will also introduce the eight contributors and their qualifications for addressing this issue. While one of the strengths of this book is that it allows the reader to hear various sides of the debate from individuals who actually hold the views expressed, I will make clear that my desire is for an evangelical reader to go away with assurance that he or she is part of one of the most faithful expressions of biblical Christianity. At the same time, evangelicals can learn and grow by listening to others in different Christian traditions.
PART ONE - Eastern Orthodoxy
A Case for Eastern Orthodoxy (Wilbur Ellsworth) 35 pages
Wilbur Ellsworth [Chairman of the board of Reformation and Revival Ministries, current pastor of Christ Church in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, author of The Power of Speaking God's Word and a frequent writer for Reformation and Revival Journal], is a recent prominent convert to Eastern Orthodoxy, will begin with a personal account of his faith journey. The majority of the chapter will be Ellsworth's defense of Eastern Orthodoxy as the most faithful expression of Christianity in his opinion. Ellsworth will make his appeal biblically, historically, theologically, experientially, etc.
A Critical Assessment of Eastern Orthodoxy (Craig Blaising) 10 pages
Craig Blaising [Executive Vice President and Provost and Professor of Theology] is a prominent Patristics scholar and theologian at Southwestern Seminary and will provide an irenic evangelical critique of Eastern Orthodoxy. While appreciating much of Eastern Orthodoxy's shared theological affirmations, Blaising will argue that conversion to Eastern Orthodoxy is not a valid option for an evangelical committed to biblical faithfulness. This chapter ends with a 5 page rejoinder by Wilbur Ellsworth.
PART TWO - Roman Catholicism
A Case for Roman Catholicism (Frank Beckwith) 35 pages
Frank Beckwith [Professor of Philosophy and Church-State Studies at Baylor University] is a former president of the Evangelical Theological Society and recent convert to Catholicism and will begin by giving a brief description of his faith journey. The majority of the chapter will be Beckwith's defense of Catholicism as the most compelling expression of Christianity.
A Critical Assessment of Catholicism (Gregg Allison) 10 pages
Gregg Allison [Professor of Theology at Southern Seminary] is a recognized expert on Catholicism and will argue that a commitment to the Bible as God's Word precludes conversion to Catholicism. In a non-polemical tone, Allison will show that the claims of Catholicism do not hold up to theological and historical testing. This chapter ends with a 5 page rejoinder by Frank Beckwith.
PART THREE - Evangelicalism
A Case for Evangelicalism (Chris Castaldo) 35 pages
Chris Castaldo [Pastor of Outreach and Church Planting at College Church in Wheaton, IL] is a prominent convert to the evangelical faith and author of Holy Ground: Walking with Jesus as a Former Catholic (Zondervan, October 2009). Castaldo will recount his faith journey from Catholicism, gently making his case for the evangelical tradition as the most biblical and faithful expression of Christianity.
A Critical Assessment of Evangelicalism (Brad Gregory) 10 pages
Brad Gregory [Associate Professor of History at Notre Dame] will provide a critical appraisal of Evangelicalism from a Catholic perspective. In this chapter, Gregory addresses a hypothetical Catholic who is considering the spiritual path of Chris Castaldo (i.e., conversion to the evangelical faith). From a Catholic perspective, what is deficient in the evangelical tradition? In light of evangelical claims, why should one remain Catholic? This chapter ends with a 5 page rejoinder by Chris Castaldo.
PART FOUR - Anglicanism
