{"product_id":"the-lords-supper-five-views-9780830828845","title":"The Lord's Supper: Five Views","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLord's Supper. Eucharist. Communion. Sacrament. Ordinance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile it's the meal that should unite us as followers of Christ, it sometimes appears we can't even agree on what to call it, let alone how we might share a common theological view of its significance. Even if we cannot reach full agreement, how can we better understand one another and this central observance of the Christian faith?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this Spectrum Multiview volume Gordon Smith has invited five representatives of differing views within Christian tradition. Each holds his or her views with conviction and makes the case for that tradition. Each responds to the other views with charity, highlighting significant areas of agreement and disagreement. The views and contributors include\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Roman Catholic View--Brother Jeffrey Gros, F.S.C., Professor of Church History, Memphis Theological Seminary, Memphis, Tennessee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lutheran View--John R. Stephenson, Professor of Historical Theology, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catherines, Ontario\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Reformed View--Leanne Van Dyk, Academic Dean and Professor of Reformed Theology, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Baptist View--Roger E. Olson, Professor of Theology, George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Waco, Texas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pentecostal View--Veli-Matti K?rkk?inen, Professor of Systematic Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere's a book that offers more light than heat on an important topic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoger E. Olson (PhD, Rice University) is professor of theology at George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition Reform, The Mosaic of Christian Belief: Twenty Centuries of Unity Diversity\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Westminster Handbook to Evangelical Theology\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also coauthor of \u003ci\u003e20th-Century Theology: God the World in a Transitional Age\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWho Needs Theology? An Invitation to the Study of God\u003c\/i\u003e (both with Stanley J. Grenz), and of \u003ci\u003eThe Trinity\u003c\/i\u003e (with Christopher A. Hall).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eVeli-Matti Käkkäinen is professor of systematic theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. He has published numerous articles in international journals of theology. His books include \u003ci\u003ePneumatology\u003c\/i\u003e (Baker), \u003ci\u003eChristology\u003c\/i\u003e (Baker), \u003ci\u003eToward a Pneumatological Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (UPA), \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to Ecclesiology\u003c\/i\u003e (InterVarsity Press), \u003ci\u003eTrinity and Religious Pluralism\u003c\/i\u003e (Ashgate), \u003ci\u003eThe Doctrine of God\u003c\/i\u003e (Baker) and \u003ci\u003eOne with God\u003c\/i\u003e (Liturgical Press).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGordon T. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is president of reSource Leadership International for Theological Education (formerly Overseas Council Canada), which works with other reSource affiliates to support and enable excellence in theological education in the developing world. Formerly academic dean and associate professor of spiritual theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, he has also taught in the Philippines and at Canadian Bible College and Theological Seminary in Regina, Saskatchewan. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBeginning Well, Courage and Calling, Listening to God in Times of Choice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Voice of Jesus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544122298642,"sku":"9780830828845","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_067e77ba-1e8b-4572-82ad-1b7da9b8d836.jpg?v=1731521269","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lords-supper-five-views-9780830828845","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}