"Although many conservative scholars have had reservations about biblical criticism since its rise a century ago, Carl Armerding contends that critical rationalism need not be antithetical to belief in a divinely inspired Word of God. Indeed, says Armerding, the evangelical scholar--mediating the traditional conservative view and the rational critical view of Scripture--is able to use all the t…
"Written by an evangelical to evangelicals, Common Roots is a strong but sincere plea for a recovery of historic Christianity. It is a guiding light for the future maturity of evangelical Christianity. Contending that the church must have a renewed perception of its role in the world, the author argues against any single branch of the church claiming to be the church. He insists that all Christ…