Are You Sure You're Right? - Multiple Formats

Are You Sure You're Right? Evangelicals and the Church of God

By Jerry A. Hickson

Many American Christians (including people in the Church of God movement) call themselves evangelicals because they agree with certain doctrines of modern evangelicalism or political tenets of the Christian Right. However, Dr. Hickson argues that the Church of God doctrine contradicts modern evangelicalism on issues such as:

• Biblical inerrancy
• Free will and divine sovereignty
• Premillennial dispensationalism
• Formal church membership
• Church governance

Furthermore, Church of God people often disagree with evangelicals (and one another) on political issues such as:

• American civil religion
• Militarism and pacifism
• Advocacy of the State of Israel
• Teaching creationism in public schools
• Capital punishment and euthanasia

"There is a broad definition in which we are evangelical," Dr. Hickson writes. "The narrow definition, which is more commonly held, excludes the Church of GodÉWe in the Church of God need to stop apologizing and start proclaiming truth to the church. The Church of God offers a message of truth that corrects the errors of the Christian Right."

Are You Sure You're Right? will prompt soul-searching, discussion, and undoubtedly some controversy as we seek to understand our mission in twenty-first-century America.

Format: Paperback

Pages: 120

Size: 5.5" x 8.5"