Foreword | p. xiii |
Preface | p. xvii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Formulating the Issue | |
The Issue in Context | p. 11 |
The Question | p. 11 |
Should an Answer Be Attempted? | p. 15 |
The Topic within Evangelicalism | p. 20 |
Two Essential Truths | p. 25 |
Control Beliefs | p. 31 |
The Two Extremes: Restrictivism and Universalism | |
Restrictivism: All the Unevangelized Are Damned | p. 37 |
Key Biblical Texts | p. 38 |
Theological Considerations | p. 42 |
The Particularity and Finality of the Revelation and Salvific Work of Jesus | p. 42 |
General Revelation Does Not Provide a Means to Salvation | p. 45 |
Commitment to Christ Must Occur during One's Lifetime | p. 46 |
The Unevangelized Deserve Condemnation | p. 47 |
The Implications of the Restrictivist Position for Missions | p. 48 |
The Doctrine of Limited Atonement | p. 50 |
Leading Defenders | p. 51 |
Augustine | p. 51 |
John Calvin | p. 56 |
R. C. Sproul | p. 58 |
Evaluation | p. 60 |
The Accessibility of Salvation | p. 60 |
The Role of Christ in Salvation | p. 62 |
The Character of General Revelation | p. 68 |
The Boundary of Death | p. 70 |
The Question of Missions | p. 71 |
Limited Atonement | p. 71 |
Historical Bibliography | p. 73 |
Universalism: All the Unevangelized Are Saved | p. 81 |
Key Biblical Texts | p. 83 |
Theological Considerations | p. 89 |
Sovereign Love | p. 89 |
God's Eternal Persistence | p. 93 |
The Justice of God | p. 94 |
Leading Defenders | p. 98 |
Origen | p. 98 |
Charles Chauncy | p. 101 |
John A. T. Robinson | p. 104 |
Evaluation | p. 106 |
Universalism vs. Universally Accessible Salvation | p. 107 |
The Reality of Hell | p. 108 |
Divine Love and Human Freedom | p. 110 |
The Purpose of Divine Judgment | p. 114 |
Excursus on Radical Pluralism | p. 115 |
The Pitfalls of Radical Reinterpretation | p. 119 |
Who Is God? What Is Salvation? | p. 119 |
The Criteria for Truth | p. 122 |
Historical Bibliography | p. 124 |
Salvation As Universally Accessible | |
The Wider Hope | p. 131 |
Historical Bibliography | p. 137 |
Universal Evangelization -- before Death | p. 151 |
God Will Send the Message | p. 152 |
Key Biblical Texts | p. 153 |
Theological Considerations | p. 153 |
A Leading Defender: Thomas Aquinas | p. 156 |
Historical Bibliography | p. 159 |
Universal Opportunity at Death | p. 164 |
Theological Considerations | p. 165 |
Middle Knowledge | p. 167 |
Evaluation | p. 171 |
God Will Send the Message | p. 171 |
Universal Opportunity at Death | p. 172 |
Middle Knowledge | p. 173 |
Eschatological Evangelization | p. 177 |
Key Biblical Texts | p. 178 |
Theological Considerations | p. 189 |
The Insufficiency of General Revelation for Salvation | p. 189 |
Our Destinies Are Not Necessarily Determined at Death | p. 190 |
Implications of the Belief That Infants Who Die Are Saved | p. 191 |
The Broad Implications of Universally Accessible Salvation | p. 192 |
Leading Defenders | p. 195 |
Joseph Leckie | p. 195 |
Gabriel Fackre | p. 197 |
George Lindbeck | p. 200 |
Evaluation | p. 205 |
Historical Bibliography | p. 211 |
Inclusivism: Universally Accessible Salvation apart from Evangelization | p. 215 |
Key Biblical Texts | p. 217 |
Theological Considerations | p. 224 |
Believers vs. Christians | p. 224 |
The Role of General Revelation | p. 233 |
The Work of God in Effecting Salvation | p. 236 |
The Cosmic Work of Jesus Christ | p. 238 |
The Implications of the Presence of Other Religions | p. 241 |
Leading Defenders | p. 249 |
John Wesley | p. 249 |
C. S. Lewis | p. 251 |
Clark Pinnock | p. 257 |
Evaluation | p. 264 |
Historical Bibliography | p. 267 |
Conclusion | p. 281 |
Infant Salvation and Damnation | p. 287 |
Only Baptized or Elect Children Are Saved | p. 290 |
Through Baptism | p. 291 |
Through Election | p. 294 |
The Destiny of Infants Who Die Is a Mystery | p. 296 |
Evangelization in or after Death | p. 297 |
All Young Children Who Die Are Saved | p. 298 |
The Arminian Argument | p. 299 |
The Reformed Argument | p. 300 |
Conclusion | p. 304 |
Index of Subjects and Names | p. 307 |
Index of Scripture References | p. 311 |
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