Five Views on Sanctification
Christians generally recognize the need to live a holy, or sanctified, life. But they differ on what sanctification is and how it is achieved.
How does one achieve sanctification in this life? How much success in sanctification is possible? Is a crisis experience following one's conversion normal--or necessary? If so, what kind of experience, and how is it verified?
Five Views on Sanctification--part of the Counterpoints series--brings together in one easy-to-understand volume five major Protestant views on sanctification:
- Wesleyan View – represented by Melvin E. Dieter
- Reformed View – represented by Anthony A. Hoekema
- Pentecostal View – represented by Stanley M. Horton
- Keswick View – represented by J. Robertson McQuilkin
- Augustinian-Dispensationalism View – represented by John F. Walvoord
Writing from a solid evangelical stance, each author describes and defends his own understanding of the doctrine sanctification and then responds to the views of the other authors.
The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.
Additional Information
- Contributor(s): Melvin E. Dieter, Anthony A. Hoekema, Stanley M. Horton, J. Robertson McQuilkin, John F. Walvoord, Stanley N. Gundry
- About the Contributor(s): Melvin E. Dieter is the former provost of Asbury Theological Seminary.
Anthony A. Hoekema was late professor emeritus of systematic theology at Calvin Theological Seminary.Stanley M. Horton is professor emeritus of Bible and theology at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. He has a degree from the University of California, master degrees in theology from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and Harvard University, and a doctorate in theology from Central Baptist Theological Seminary. He chaired the Bible department at Central Bible College for thirty years.
J. Robertson McQuilkin is the former president of Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions.
John F. Walvoord was president of Dallas Theological Seminary and author of numerous books on eschatology and theology. He held the A.M. degree from Texas Christian University in philosophy and the ThD degree from Dallas Theological Seminary in Systematic Theology.Stanley N. Gundry (PhD, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago) is an author, editor, and theologian with graduate degrees in historical theology. After serving in pastoral ministry, he taught as an adjunct professor at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and as Professor of Theology at Moody Bible Institute, where he taught for eleven years. He was a founding board member of Christians for Biblical Equality, serving two terms and later receiving the organization’s Priscilla and Aquila Award along with his wife. He is also a past president of the Evangelical Theological Society. Gundry is the author or coauthor of seven books and has contributed numerous articles to a wide range of publications. Beyond theological circles, he is known for his writings on the restoration of the Studebaker Avanti automobile. He and his wife, Patricia, have four grown children. In recognition of his more than forty years of influence in Christian publishing, he received the ECPA Kenneth N. Taylor Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
- ISBN-13: 9780310212690
- Publish Date: 09/28/1996
- Publisher: Zondervan Academic
- Series: Counterpoints: Bible and Theology
- Format: Softcover
- Language: English
- Age Range: Adult
- Case Quantity: 44
- Dimensions: 8.01(h) x 5.35(w) x 0.6(d) inches
- Pages: 256
- Font Size: Not Applicable pt
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