Christian Uniqueness Reconsidered: The Myth Of ... May 2026

The volume features fourteen prominent scholars, including John Milbank, Wolfhart Pannenberg, Lesslie Newbigin, and Jürgen Moltmann.

Some reviewers note a lack of "concrete interaction" with non-Christian religions, as most essays focus on internal Christian doctrine rather than detailed comparisons with faiths like Buddhism or Islam. Others find the book fails to clearly distinguish between the "uniqueness of Jesus" and the "uniqueness of Christianity". Christian Uniqueness Reconsidered: The Myth of ...

(1990), edited by Gavin D’Costa, is a seminal collection of essays that serves as a direct rebuttal to the "pluralist" movement in theology. Core Argument (1990), edited by Gavin D’Costa, is a seminal

Critics generally agree that the book provides a powerful "knockout punch" to the pluralist enterprise by highlighting its internal contradictions. It is praised for defending the particularity of Christian faith in a way that is intellectually rigorous rather than simply defensive. edited by Gavin D’Costa