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There Really Is a Difference!: A Comparison of Covenant and Dispensational Theology
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Average Rating:  out of 29 Reviews
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Price: $10.95
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Sale: $6.03
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Manufacturer: Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry
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EAN (European Article Number): 9780915540501
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Renald Showers
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Publisher: Friends of Israel Gospel Ministry
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Dewey Decimal Number: 230.046
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Publication Date: 1990-03-15
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Reading Level: 225
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Description: This volume focuses on the differences between the Covenant and Dispensational systems of theology and examines their diverse approaches to such issues as: God’s ultimate purpose for history, God’s program for the nation of Israel, the significance of several key biblical covenants, the nature and beginning of the church, and the Christians’ relationship to the Mosaic Law and grace. It explores the differences between the premillennial, amillennial, and postmillennial views of the Kingdom of God and presents an apology for dispensational-premillennial system of theology. The book is written in easy-to-understand, nontechnical language and has received favorable response form lay people, pastors, students, and reviewers.
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: Wonderful |
Date: 2009-01-04 |
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Details: I agree wholeheartedly with all the positive reviewers of this book. With regards to the negative reviews, apparently they failed to read the Product Description. This book is EXACTLY what the Product Description says it is. Yes, it "presents an apology for dispensational-premillennial system of theology", as this is the author's point of view and the slant of the book. Although it does an excellent job of pointing out differences, it does not present a complete apology for Covenant Theology (again, read the Product Description). "The book is written in easy-to-understand, nontechnical language and has received favorable response form lay people, pastors, students, and reviewers." That's true, it does not contain rigorous proof-texts; look for a book aimed at a more scholarly audience if that's what you want. However, the author provides a multitude of Scripture verses to support his arguments. Bottom line: It is an excellent introduction/primer/survey of Dispensational Theology and (to a lessor degree) Covenant Theology, as well as millennial views. I found it a fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable read. |
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Review Summary: Excellent comparison of covenant vs dispensational theology |
Date: 2008-12-29 |
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Details: This is a excellent, honest and scholarly presentation of the vast differences between covenant and dispensational theology. It makes the case for dispensational theology being the biblical position and shows the many errors that form the Reformed position. As a biblical dispensationalist I highly recommend Showers' work. |
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Review Summary: Dispensationalism is Doom! Reread your bibles! |
Date: 2008-08-14 |
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Details: Very good, but short book on Fullfilled, or Covenant Eschotology, or last things. There is no 'Mark of the Beast', Seven Year Tribulation, et, al coming in the future. The lines in the bible covering these things, is about 70 A.D. and the temple's second fall in the Judean-Roman war of that age! |
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Review Summary: Solid, Introductory Work From a Dispensational Perspective |
Date: 2008-07-07 |
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Details: This is a wonderful primer on how Dispensationalists see the biblical covenants, as well as a good treatment on how they (generally) see the philosophy of human history. Though the title might be misleading, the book is clearly not a rigorous treatment of each system, especially Covenant Theology. However, seeing that the scope of this book attempts an intro-level explanation, I feel it does a decent job of summarizing the basic (very basic) Covenant view on the 'theological' covenants and how these are worked out in the 'biblical' covenants and throughout human history.
Its pretty clear that people get disappointed in books such as these because they want something much more thorough. The desire is for a greater depth into one system, the other, or both. The book is clearly not meant for this. If you would like that, you'll need different tools (and many, many more at that). I believe the book's purpose was achieved well, both in depth, but especially in practicality.
The book is outlined well (as some reviewers have already mentioned) and the key essentials to each system are fairly treated. As stated before, some people argue that the book is 'awful' because Covenant theology is treated in about 30 pages (give or take), and the rest explains Dispensationalism. Well, first, the author is a Dispensationalist, so he gives more depth about what he holds as truthful. Secondly, though his treatment of Covenant theology IS very brief, it never misrepresents. It certainly is a fair treatment. For example, Showers explains how basic Covenant Theology traditionally posits two essential Covenants, though some hold to a third, the Covenant of Redemption. This simple statement is just an example. Though Showers does mention a few older proponents/systematizers of Covenant theology (Cocceius), he is brief and leans heavily on Berkhof. Not that this is wrong, but I would agree that it leans a little much on one more 'recent' (circa 1930s/40s) proponent.
Clearly, the goal is not to explain the intricate nuances of Covenant theology (nor Dispensationalism for that matter), but to give the general differences with each. Showers does a good job in view of the audience of the book. There is no misrepresentation, and this is more essential than the length, which was determined by the book's scope and general purpose.
Overall, an excellent primer on general Dispensational views such as hermeneutics, biblical covenants, and progress/philosophy of human history. A highly recommended introductory which should be widely read by the church. |
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Review Summary: Informative but not Objective |
Date: 2008-03-29 |
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Details: I read this book in the hopes that I would see a comparison of these two different views (dispensationalism and covenant theology). Though Mr. Showers has obviously studied both, he doesn't hide his affection for dispensationalism at any point in the book, making it more of a defense of dispensationalism instead of an exploration. He could have alleviated this issue by simply renaming the book "Defending Dispensationalism Against the Heathen Covenant Theologians". Ok, maybe that's harsh. He does openly say that he knows wonderful Christians from both schools of thought, but he goes pretty far in what he believes the belief in the covenant school of thought is indicative of. I believe he goes too far.
One other critique I had was that his examples from each school of thought are very extreme. If the reader has limited exposure to those who associate themselves with covenant theology, they could come away from the book with a pretty unfair view. The examples in the book make it sound like those associated with covenant theology want to allegorize everything in the Bible and make it say what they want it to say. I have found that this opinion is not only untrue but presumptuous and naïve, not to mention dangerous.
Though I felt the book could have been titled differently and broadened the scope of its study, it was a relatively well written book that did shed some light on some of the more keen differences between these two schools of thought. I wouldn't put it at the front of my bookshelf, but I might suggest it as complimentary reading to someone exploring their faith and trying to learn more about dispensationalism. Just make sure that if you read this, you read "Defending Covenant Theology Against the Heathen Dispensationalist". |
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