The Breadth of Salvation

“This is Christian theology of the highest quality—engaging and biblical, shaped by the rich resources of Christian tradition and personal experience. The Breadth of Salvation is the work of an outstanding preacher, theologian, and disciple.”—David Wilkinson, principal of St. John’s College, Durham University 

“With stories, examples, clarity, and a brimming personal faith, Tom Greggs tells us of the sheer abundance of God, which overwhelms our petty models of salvation, our divisiveness, and our easy, conventional expectations. This is a profound book, but it is entirely readable. Herein ‘the lamb may wade and the elephant may swim.’”—Iain R. Torrance, president emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary 

“This is an important resource for Christians who want to grasp the breadth and depth of salvation—and who perhaps have begun to wonder if the good news of the gospel is truly good news for the world. While Christians tend to mistake belief in models and theories of atonement for salvation itself (and risk turning the good news into the bad news of judgment or condemnation), Greggs offers a holistic picture of salvation that is surprising, radically inclusive, and worthy of hope.”—Jennifer M. McBride, author of Radical Discipleship: A Liturgical Politics of the Gospel; president, International Bonhoeffer Society—English Language Section 

“Tom Greggs underlines the wideness in God’s mercy in hopes of decompartmentalizing our many, distinct conceptions of God. He is looking for the saving Oneness behind our abstract manyness! While holding firmly to the anchor of God’s grace to the world, to individuals, and to the ‘society of God’ (the church), Tom breaks down the confining wall of human distinctions in order to shine a light on the universal reach of God’s one Interruptor of human self-absorption, who is Christ. Tom’s is a synthetic theology that unbinds straitjackets in favor of wonder.”—Paul F. M. Zahl, dean and president emeritus, Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry 

“The question of what it means to be saved is complex, fraught, and sometimes divisive. Often we try to keep our understanding of salvation within narrow parameters that may give us some degree of clarity and security but at the same time have a tendency to limit God’s grace. In this book Tom Greggs clarifies and expands our understanding of salvation in ways that open us up to the fullness of God’s wondrous gift. Greggs’s book is a gift to the church and to those disciples who seek to live out salvation in ways that are full, faithful, and transformative.”—John Swinton, professor in practical theology and pastoral care, King’s College, University of Aberdeen