Perspectives on Election: Five Views

Perspectives on Election presents in counterpoint form five basic common beliefs on the doctrine of spiritual election (for example, predestination) that have developed over the course of church history with a view toward determining which is most faithful to Scripture. Each chapter is written by a prominent person within each tradition, and each writer has the opportunity to respond to each differing view.

Despite the focus upon a topic that divides many people, editor Chad Brand says, “The goal of this book is to add clarity to the discussion and to further the discussion, insofar as it is possible, in an amiable manner.”

Five church scholars, from varying denominational backgrounds, discuss five, basic, common beliefs about spiritual election that have developed throughout history with the goal of determining which is most scripturally sound.

Chad Brand is associate professor of Christian Theology at Boyce College of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville,Kentucky.

Bruce Ware is a senior associate dean of M.Div. studies, associate dean of theology and tradition, director of the advanced M.Div. program, and professor of Christian theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.