Chritianity and World Religions: The Challenge of Pluralism

by Norman Anderson

How does the Christian faith relate to other faiths? Do these other faiths have any place in God's plan of salvation? In what sense is Christianity unique? These questions have challenged many thinkers in recent years, including such writers as John Hick and Hans Kung. Norman Anderson examines their writings alongside the biblical evidence and the beliefs of the major non-Christian religions. He probes difficult questions and does not shrink from controversy. His book provides an important analysis of the uniqueness of the Christian revelation.

216 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1984

About the author

Sir (James) Norman Dalrymple Anderson OBE, QC (1908–1994) was an English lawyer, missionary, and Arabist.
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Reviews

[Julianna]

Good content, but not accessible. If you’re looking for something that goes into detailed account comparing each religious sect with Christianity this may help. However as someone with a bachelors in Bible & Theology I still found the flow difficult to follow.

This was still an interesting read for me looking back on having to write something similar myself in my Survey of World Religions course, especially around my five year anniversary of graduating. At the end of the day I still hold to the belief that the differences that set Christianity truly apart are that 1.) it is by grace through faith (not works) that we receive salvation and 2.) we have assurance of our salvation (we don’t have to guess if we’ve done enough.

[Christa]

Lots of interesting information and ideas here, but the composition style is old fashioned and fairly technical.