No Other Name: A Biblical, Historical, and Theological Investigation into the Destiny of the Unevangelized Book

	Foreword	xiii
	Preface	xvii
	Introduction	1
Part 1	Formulating the Issue
1.	The Issue in Context	11
	The Question	11
	Should an Answer Be Attempted?	15
	The Topic within Evangelicalism	20
	Two Essential Truths	25
	Control Beliefs	31
Part 2	The Two Extremes: Restrictivism and Universalism
2.	Restrictivism: All the Unevangelized Are Damned	37
	Key Biblical Texts	38
	Theological Considerations	42
	The Particularity and Finality of the Revelation and Salvific Work of Jesus	42
	General Revelation Does Not Provide a Means to Salvation	45
	Commitment to Christ Must Occur during One's Lifetime	46
	The Unevangelized Deserve Condemnation	47
	The Implications of the Restrictivist Position for Missions	48
	The Doctrine of Limited Atonement	50
	Leading Defenders	51
	Augustine	51
	John Calvin	56
	R. C. Sproul	58
	Evaluation	60
	The Accessibility of Salvation	60
	The Role of Christ in Salvation	62
	The Character of General Revelation	68
	The Boundary of Death	70
	The Question of Missions	71
	Limited Atonement	71
	Historical Bibliography	73
3.	Universalism: All the Unevangelized Are Saved	81
	Key Biblical Texts	83
	Theological Considerations	89
	Sovereign Love	89
	God's Eternal Persistence	93
	The Justice of God	94
	Leading Defenders	98
	Origen	98
	Charles Chauncy	101
	John A. T. Robinson	104
	Evaluation	106
	Universalism vs. Universally Accessible Salvation	107
	The Reality of Hell	108
	Divine Love and Human Freedom	110
	The Purpose of Divine Judgment	114
	Excursus on Radical Pluralism	115
	The Pitfalls of Radical Reinterpretation	119
	Who Is God? What Is Salvation?	119
	The Criteria for Truth	122
	Historical Bibliography	124
Part 3	Salvation As Universally Accessible
4.	The Wider Hope	131
	Historical Bibliography	137
5.	Universal Evangelization -- before Death	151
	God Will Send the Message	152
	Key Biblical Texts	153
	Theological Considerations	153
	A Leading Defender: Thomas Aquinas	156
	Historical Bibliography	159
	Universal Opportunity at Death	164
	Theological Considerations	165
	Middle Knowledge	167
	Evaluation	171
	God Will Send the Message	171
	Universal Opportunity at Death	172
	Middle Knowledge	173
6.	Eschatological Evangelization	177
	Key Biblical Texts	178
	Theological Considerations	189
	The Insufficiency of General Revelation for Salvation	189
	Our Destinies Are Not Necessarily Determined at Death	190
	Implications of the Belief That Infants Who Die Are Saved	191
	The Broad Implications of Universally Accessible Salvation	192
	Leading Defenders	195
	Joseph Leckie	195
	Gabriel Fackre	197
	George Lindbeck	200
	Evaluation	205
	Historical Bibliography	211
7.	Inclusivism: Universally Accessible Salvation apart from Evangelization	215
	Key Biblical Texts	217
	Theological Considerations	224
	Believers vs. Christians	224
	The Role of General Revelation	233
	The Work of God in Effecting Salvation	236
	The Cosmic Work of Jesus Christ	238
	The Implications of the Presence of Other Religions	241
	Leading Defenders	249
	John Wesley	249
	C. S. Lewis	251
	Clark Pinnock	257
	Evaluation	264
	Historical Bibliography	267
	Conclusion	281
Appendix	Infant Salvation and Damnation	287
	Only Baptized or Elect Children Are Saved	290
	Through Baptism	291
	Through Election	294
	The Destiny of Infants Who Die Is a Mystery	296
	Evangelization in or after Death	297
	All Young Children Who Die Are Saved	298
	The Arminian Argument	299
	The Reformed Argument	300
	Conclusion	304
	Index of Subjects and Names	307
	Index of Scripture References	311