Over the past two centuries relations between Mormons and evangelicals could at best be described as guarded and suspicious and at worst as antagonistic and hostile. In recent years, however, evangelicals and Mormons have frequently found themselves united against certain influences in society—militant atheism, growing secularism, ethical relativism and frontal attacks on marriage, the family and religious liberty.With this background, a group of nine Mormon and ten evangelical scholars undertook a remarkable journey over a period of fifteen years to discuss differences and investigate possible common ground. The essays in this book reflect thoughtful, respectful and nuanced engagements on some of the most controversial topics that haveinflamed passions in the past.Evangelical contributors include



- Craig Blomberg

- Christopher Hall

- Gerald McDermott

Among the Mormon participants are



- Spencer Fluhman

- Camille Fronk Olson

- Grant Underwood

They and thirteen others consider what they have learned about honest, frank and respectful dialogue while also taking up key doctrines for both communities. The results may surprise you as the nature of God, authority, grace and more are all discussed with both candor and generosity.



Robert L. Millet is coordinator of the Office of Religious Outreach and professor emeritus of religious education at Brigham Young University. He is the author of A Different Jesus? The Christ of the Latter-day Saints; Claiming Christ: A Mormon-Evangelical Debate, co-authored with Gerald R. McDermott; and Bridging the Divide: The Continuing Conversation Between a Mormon and an Evangelical, co-authored with Pastor Gregory C. V. Johnson.







Richard J. Mouw (PhD, University of Chicago) is a senior research fellow at the Henry Institute for the Study of Religion and Politics at Calvin University. He previously served as the president of Fuller Theological Seminary (1993–2013) and directed their Institute of Faith and Public Life (2013–2020). In 2007, Princeton Theological Seminary awarded him the Abraham Kuyper Prize for Excellence in Reformed Theology and Public Life. He is the author of over twenty books, including UncommonDecency, Adventures in Evangelical Civility, Restless Faith, and All That God Cares About.



Prefaces by the Editors, Richard J. Mouw and Robert L. Millet



Part I: The Nature of the Dialogue

1. The Dialogue: Backgrounds and Context, Derek J. Bowen

2. Reflections After Fifteen Years, Robert L. Millet

3. What Drew Me to Dialogue. . . and Why I?m Still Talking, J. Spencer Fluhman

4. My Dreams for Mormon-Evangelical Dialogues, Craig L. Blomberg

5. Responding to Millet and Fluhman, James E. Bradley

6. A Serious call to Devout and Holy Dialogue: Going Deeper in Interfaith Discussions, Gerald R. McDermott

7. Apologetics as if People Matter, Dennis Okholm

8. From Calvary to Cumorah: The Significance of "Sacred Space," Richard E. Bennett

9. Mormon-Evangelical Dialogue: Embracing a Hermeneutic of Generosity, Rachel Cope

10. Temple Garments: A Case Study in the Lived Religion of Mormons, Cory B. Willson

11. Mormons and Evangelicals in the Public Square, J. B. Haws

12. An Evangelical at Brigham YoungUniversity, Sarah Taylor



Part II: Specific Doctrinal Discussions

13. How many Gods? Mormons and Evangelicals Discussing the Debate, Craig L. Blomberg

14. The Trinity, Christopher A. Hall

15. Divine Investiture: Mormonism and the Concept of Trinity, Brian D. Birch

16. Praxis: A Lived Trinitarianism, Bill Heersink

17. Theological Anthropology: The Origin and Nature of Human Beings, Grant Underwood

18. "How Great a Debtor": Mormon Reflections on Grace, Camille Fronk Olson

19. Authority Is Everything, Robert L. Millet

20. Revealed Truth: Talking About Our Differences, Richard J. Mouw

21. Two Questions and Four Laws: Missiological Reflections on LDS and Evangelical Missions in Port Moresby, C. Douglas McConnell

22. Becoming As God, Robert L. Millet

23. Is Mormonism Biblical? J. B. Haws



Afterword, Robert L. Millet

Notes

Contributors