Gods Rivals: Why Has God Allowed
Different Religions? Insights from the
Bible and the Early Church by Gerald
R. McDermott
Deserves A Wide Reading.
In the providence of God, why are there other religions? Was the God of
the Bible wise in allowing for them? Can they serve any purpose?
Gerald A. McDermott explores reflection on teaching from the Old and
New Testaments and from a number of key teachers from the early church
to suggest an answer to this perplexing but intriguing question. In the end
McDermott provides considerable insight into the troubling clash of world
religions and offers a helpful Christian response.

Market/AudiencePastorsPeople investigating
ChristianityStudentsThoughtful lay people
Features and BenefitsAddresses a current issue of special concern since
the events of September 11, the war in Iraq and the rise of global
terrorismBiblically groundedWritten by Gerald McDermott, noted scholar
on the subjectFollows up his IVP book Can Evangelicals Learn Fom Other
Religions
Personal Review: Gods Rivals: Why Has God Allowed Different
Religions? Insights from the Bible and the Early Church by
Gerald R. McDermott
This is an important work that deserves a wide reading for two reasons.
First, it does a good job treating the key issues that surround the question
of the Christian understanding of salvation and world religions. The author
condenses a lot of material on this subject and offers it up in an easily
readable fashion. Secondly, and I think more importantly, this book
deserves a reading because it re-examines the worldviews of both the Old
and New Testaments for their understanding of the existence of a "middle
realm" of gods and powers and spirits. There is in the Bible "a whole class
of intermediate beings between the high God and his human creatures" (p.
45). For the biblical authors at least, such entities play an important role in
the lives of men, cultures, nations and world religions. Can this be true? If
it is, it demands a substantial rethinking of the world religions and our
modern, Christian worldview. [Disclosure: This reviewer is a personal
friend of the author.]
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