When doctrine divides the people of God an evangelical approach to theological diversity

Putman, Rhyne R.

When doctrine divides the people of God an evangelical approach to theological diversity Rhyne R. Putman ; foreword by David S. Dockery - Wheaton, IL Crossway c2020 - 322 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

When Doctrine Divides the People of God -- Why We Disagree about Doctrine -- We Read Imperfectly: General Hermeneutics and the Clarity of Scripture -- We Read Differently: The Contribution of Exegesis and Hermeneutics to Theological Diversity -- We Reason Differently: The Role of Guesswork in Interpretation -- We Feel Differently: The Role of Emotion in Theological Diversity -- We Have Different Biases: Tradition, Belief, and Confirmation Bias -- What We Should Do about Doctrinal Disagreement -- When Should We Change Our Minds? Insights from the Epistemology of Disagreement -- When Should Doctrine Divide Us? On Theological Boundary-Making -- How Then Shall We Disagree? Lessons from Whitefield and Wesley.


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Bible--Evidences, authority, etc.
Bible--Hermeneutics.
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Church controversies.
Interdenominational cooperation.

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