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Overview
"In this timely book for believers, inquirers, and skeptics alike, James R. Edwards faces head-on the question of whether or not Jesus is indeed the sole savior of the world. After tracing the currents of modernity from the Enlightenment to the Jesus Seminar, Edwards contends that the assumptions of the most skeptical historical-Jesus scholars are no more intellectually defensible than the claims of faith. He then assembles extensive support to show that Jesus considered himself the unique and saving mission of God to the world." Edwards devotes the second half of the book to discussing Jesus as savior in light of contemporary cultural currents, specifically addressing the thorny issues of religious pluralism, moral relativism, postmodernism, and the quest for world peace. Illustrated with real-life stories, Is Jesus the Only Savior? gives a fair hearing to twenty-first-century concerns while upholding historic Christian faith.Synopsis
"In this timely book for believers, inquirers, and skeptics alike, James R. Edwards faces head-on the question of whether or not Jesus is indeed the sole savior of the world. After tracing the currents of modernity from the Enlightenment to the Jesus Seminar, Edwards contends that the assumptions of the most skeptical historical-Jesus scholars are no more intellectually defensible than the claims of faith. He then assembles extensive support to show that Jesus considered himself the unique and saving mission of God to the world." Edwards devotes the second half of the book to discussing Jesus as savior in light of contemporary cultural currents, specifically addressing the thorny issues of religious pluralism, moral relativism, postmodernism, and the quest for world peace. Illustrated with real-life stories, Is Jesus the Only Savior? gives a fair hearing to twenty-first-century concerns while upholding historic Christian faith.
Library Journal
Ordained Presbyterian minister Edwards (biblical languages & literature, Whitworth Coll.; The Divine Intruder) has written a readable, well-reasoned theological defense of Jesus as God's only savior. Through the use of personal stories, Edwards effectively addresses readers whose faith may have been adversely affected by modern philosophical presuppositions of subjectivism, religious eclecticism, and/or religious syncretism. He starts off by evaluating the intellectual contributions of post-Enlightenment thinking and then goes on to discuss the credibility of the New Testament as a historical witness in light of our modern intellectual presuppositions. The final three chapters reflect on the significance of Jesus concerning the question of peace and the relationship of Christianity to other religions. Although this book will seemingly only interest Christians, it deserves a wider audience as it contributes positively to the larger philosophical argument of the existence of objective universal truths. It also complements Richard Wightman Fox's Jesus in America: Personal Savior, Cultural Hero, National Obsession, which treats the cultural influence of Jesus in American culture. Highly recommended.-Charlie Murray, C.S.S., Somersworth, NH Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.