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Introduction (J. B. Stump and Chad Meister)

Part One: Perspectives on Original Sin and the Fall

1. An Augustinian View (Hans Madueme)

2. A Moderate Reformed View (Oliver D. Crisp)

3. A Wesleyan View (Joel B. Green)

4. An Eastern Orthodox View (Andrew Louth)

5. A Reconceived View (Tatha Wiley)

Part Two: Responses

6. An Augustinian Response (Hans Madueme)

7. A Moderate Reformed Response (Oliver D. Crisp)

8. A Wesleyan Response (Joel B. Green)

9. A Eastern Orthodox Response (Andrew Louth)

10. A Reconceived Response (Tatha Wiley)

ConclusionIndex

J . B . ( J I M ) S T U M P (PhD, Boston University) is vice president at BioLogos, where he oversees the development of new content and hosts the Language of God podcast. He is the author of Science and Christianity: An Introduction to the Issues, coauthor of Christian Thought: A Historical Introduction, and coeditor of How I Changed My Mind About Evolution, and The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity.

C H A D M E I S T E R (PhD, Marquette University) is professor of phi-losophy and theology and chair of the department of religion and philosophy at Bethel University in Mishawaka, Indiana. His publications include God and the Problem of Evil: Five Views, Evil: A Guide for the Perplexed, Contemporary Philosophical Theology, The Oxford Handbook of Religious Diversity, and the six-volume work The History of Evil.

Four Contributions to the Debate on Humanity’s Fall“What is this that you have done?”

Throughout the church’s history, Christians have largely agreed that God’s good creation of humanity was marred by humanity’s sinful rebellion, resulting in our separation from God and requiring divine intervention in the saving work of Christ.

But Christians have disagreed over many particular questions surrounding humanity’s fall, including the extent of original sin, the nature of the fall, the question of guilt, how to interpret the narratives from Genesis, and how these questions relate to our understanding of human origins and modern science.

This Spectrum Multiview book presents five views on these questions: Augustinian, Reformed, Wesleyan, Eastern Orthodox, and a Reconceived view. Each contributor offers both an articula-tion of their own view and responses to the other views in question. The result is a robust reflection on one of the most central—and controversial—tenets of the faith.

Views and Contributors:

• An Augustinian View (Hans Madueme, Covenant College)

• A Moderate Reformed View (Oliver Crisp, The University of St. Andrews)

• A Wesleyan View (Joel B. Green, Fuller Theological Seminary)

• An Eastern Orthodox View (Andrew Louth, Durham University)

• A Reconceived View (Tatha Wiley, University of St. Thomas)

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Baptism: Three Views Edited by David F. Wright, 978-0-8308-3856-1, $25.00

Biblical Hermeneutics: Five Views Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Beth M. Stovell, 978-0-8308-3963-6, $24.00

Christian Ethics: Four Views Edited by Steve Wilkens, 978-0-8308-4023-6, $24.00

Christian Spirituality: Five Views of Sanctification Edited by Donald L. Alexander, 978-0-8308-1278-3, $22.00

Church, State and Public Justice: Five Views Edited by P. C. Kemeny, 978-0-8308-2796-1, $22.00

Divine Foreknowledge: Four Views Edited by James K. Beilby and Paul R. Eddy, 978-0-8308-2652-0, $25.00

Divine Impassibility: Four Views of God’s Emotions and Suffering Edited by Robert J. Matz and A. Chadwick Thornhill, 978-0-8308-5253-6, $25.00

Divorce and Remarriage: Four Christian Views Edited by H. Wayne House, 978-0-8308-1283-7, $25.00

Evangelical Theological Method: Five Views Edited by Stanley E. Porter and Steven M. Studebaker, 978-0-8308-5208-6, $25.00

Faith and Reason: Three Views Edited by Steve Wilkens, 978-0-8308-4040-3, $25.00

God & Morality: Four Views Edited by R. Keith Loftin, 978-0-8308-3984-1, $22.00

God and the Problem of Evil: Five Views Edited by Chad Meister and James K. Dew Jr., 978-0-8308-4024-3, $25.00

God and Time: Four Views Edited by Gregory E. Ganssle, 978-0-8308-1551-7, $26.00

The Historical Jesus: Five Views Edited by James K. Beilby and Paul R. Eddy, 978-0-8308-3868-4, $32.00

Justification: Five Views Edited by James K. Beilby and Paul Rhodes Eddy, associate editor Steven E. Enderlein, 978-0-8308-3944-5, $25.00

The Lord’s Supper: Five Views Edited by Gordon T. Smith, 978-0-8308-2884-5, $24.00

The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views Edited by Robert G. Clouse, 978-0-87784-794-6, $22.00

The Nature of the Atonement: Four Views Edited by James Beilby and Paul R. Eddy, 978-0-8308-2570-7, $25.00

NEW Original Sin and the Fall: Five Views Edited by J. B. Stump and Chad Meister, 978-0-8308-5287-1, $24.00

Predestination and Free Will: Four Views of Divine Sovereignty and Human Freedom Edited by David Basinger and Randall Basinger, 978-0-87784-567-6, $25.00

Psychology and Christianity: Five Views Second Edition, Edited by Eric L. Johnson, 978-0-8308-2848-7, $30.00

Two Views of Hell: A Biblical and Theological Dialogue Edward William Fudge and Robert A. Peterson, 978-0-8308-2255-3, $26.00

What About Those Who Have Never Heard? Three Views on the Destiny of the Unevangelized Edited by John Sanders, 978-0-8308-1606-4, $22.00

Women in Ministry: Four Views Edited by Bonnidell Clouse and Robert G. Clouse, 978-0-8308-1284-4, $22.00

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