The First and The Last <subTitle>The claim of Jesus Christ and the claims of other religious traditions</subTitle> </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Sumner, George R.</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <namePart type="date">1955-</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">6:3</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>William B. Eerdmans Pub.</publisher> <dateIssued>2004</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>219tr.</extent> <extent>Hardcover</extent> <extent>24 cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>As Christians become more engaged with the reality of religious pluralism, many find themselves torn between two worthy goals - to be faithful to the lordship of Jesus Christ and to be open generously to possible truths found in other religions. In The First and the Last, George Sumner offers a constructive way forward, showing how Christian theology can bring these two goals together.... This book provides valuable reading for anyone interested in theology, interfaith dialogue, and missions....</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">George R. Sumner</note> <subject> <topic>Religion -- Christian Theology -- Apologetics</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Missions and Evangelism</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">261.2</classification> <classification authority="ddc">G347-S96</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9780802824981, 0802824986</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/11013/the-first.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/11013/the-first.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordContentSource authority="marcorg"/> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2023-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119070951.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>