VotedoneofChristianityToday’sBooksoftheYearWhatisthefateofthosewhodieneverhearingthegospel?DoHindus,Jews,agnosticsandotherswhodonotprofessfaithinChristreallysufferdamnationafterdeath?Theseandsimilarquestionshavelongbeencontemplatedbypeoplefromeveryreligiouspersuasionandeverywalkoflife.Butinacultureofincreasingdiversityandgrowingdoubtintheexistenceof“objectivetruth,“itseemsevermorepressing.InthisSpectrumMultiviewvolumethreescholarspresentthespanofevangelicalconvictiononthedestinyoftheunevangelized.RonaldNasharguestherestrictivistposition,thatreceptiveknowledgeofJesusChristinthislifeisnecessarytosalvation.GabrielFackreadvocatesdivineperseverance,withtheexpectationthatthosewhodieunevangelizedreceiveanopportunityforsalvationafterdeath.AndJohnSanderssetsforththeinclusivistcase--assertingthatthoughGodsavespeopleonlythroughtheworkofJesusChrist,somemaybesavedeveniftheydonotknowaboutChrist.Aseachscholarpresentshisowncaseandrespondstostrengthsandweaknessesofdifferingpositions,readersaretreatedtoalivelyandinformativedebate.WhatAboutThoseWhoHaveNeverHeard?isatrulyhelpfulbookononeoftoday’s--andeveryday’s--mostcrucialquestions.SpectrumMultiviewBooksofferarangeofviewpointsoncontestedtopicswithinChristianity,givingcontributorstheopportunitytopresenttheirpositionandalsorespondtoothersinthisdynamicpublishingformat.
