America's Preacher and His Message: Billy Graham's View of Conversion and Sanctification FROM THE PUBLISHER
Although the popular literature concerned with Billy Graham as an evangelical icon is vast, there have been few serious academic considerations of his religious views. "In America's Preacher and His Message", Timo Pokki provides the most extensive systematic analysis to date on Graham's theology, paying particular attention to views surrounding conversion and sanctification. The study not only provides a detailed analysis of Graham's thoughts on these topics, but also investigates the impact of Calvinism and Arminianism on revivalism and evangelicalism in general.
Author Biography: Timo Pokki is a Pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
SYNOPSIS
Probably translated from a licentiate thesis in theology for the University of Helsinki. Pokki bypasses American evangelical Graham's towering place in that movement, his politics, and his sociology to analyze his evangelistic messagecharacterized as his understanding of the entire Christian faithfrom the perspective of systematic theology. He considers the making of Graham's message, anthropological prerequisites, the beginning of sanctification, and three stages of holiness. He includes primary and secondary bibliographies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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