Methodist Review - Softcover

Methodist Book Concern

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461780453 ISBN 13: 9780461780451

Publisher: HardPress, 1873

Synopsis

Methodist Review. This 1874 issue offers a biographical-critical portrait of John Murray, celebrated as the 'father of American Universalism.' The central argument asserts that Murray’s core theology is universal redemption rather than conditional salvation, framed by a notional dialogue in which unbelief does not doom the individual and salvation comes through belief in Jesus as a complete Saviour for the person. The piece differentiates between historical faith and saving faith, critiques Murray’s predestinarian leanings, and traces his turn to Universalism to a misreading of Relly and the Union of Relly with his wife. Citing Murray’s own writings and later biographers, it maintains that his universalism rests on the idea that unbelievers are saved when they come to belief, and that fear of eternal damnation is answered by universal redemption. It also surveys the consequences of his doctrine for his life and death, including his prison experiences, the death of his first wife, and the nature of his deathbed and funeral. The broader excerpt then presents Part 4’s synopsis of various periodical reviews from 1874, surveying theology, church history, philosophy, and science across American, British, German, and Swiss journals.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 1873
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461780453
• ISBN 13: 9780461780451
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 716