Between Heaven and Earth: Conversations with American Christians [Hardcover]

Between Heaven and Earth grew out of one of Thielicke's visits to the United States during which he travelled across the country preaching and lecturing. The conversations recorded here are the fruit of his more informal discussions with small groups of ministers, students and laypeople. The questions they asked are direct and wide-ranging, concerned not only with the fundamental problems of faith but with its bearing on issues of social and political morality. Thielicke's answers, though equally direct, are neither simplistic nor dogmatic. His approach is refreshingly open and his conclusions emerge from a reasoned consideration of the evidence and alternative possibilities. Above all, Thielicke's answers reveal the warmth and deep concern for mankind's spiritual welfare that is at the root of his teaching and writing.A series of conversations between Dr Thielicke and American Christians, covering a wide variety of biblical, theological and ethical themes, from biblical criticism and the Virgin Birth, to racial integration and the Nazi regime.Translator's Note Preface: A Brief Orientation for the Reader I. The Bible and God II. Historical Criticism of the Bible III. Understanding the Bible IV. The Virgin Birth V. Speaking in Tongues VI. The Fate of Unbelievers VII. Racial Integration and the Christian VIII. The Nazi Regime IX. What Is the Most Important Question of Our Time? Index