Rhyne R. Putman (PhD, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate vice president of academic affairs at Williams Baptist University and associate professor of theology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of When Doctrine Divides the People of God and The Method of Christian Theology: A Basic Introduction.

• Foreword by David S. DockeryAbbreviationsIntroduction: When Doctrine Divides the People of GodPart 1: Why We Disagree about DoctrineWe Read Imperfectly: General Hermeneutics and the Clarity of ScriptureWe Read Differently: The Contribution of Exegesis and Hermeneutics to Theological DiversityWe Reason Differently: The Role of Guesswork in InterpretationWe Feel Differently: The Role of Emotions in Theological DiversityWe Have Different Biases: Tradition, Belief, and Confirmation BiasPart 2: What We Should Do about Doctrinal DisagreementWhen Should We Change Our Minds?: Insights from the Epistemology of DisagreementWhen Should Doctrine Divide Us?: On Theological Boundary-MakingHow Then Shall We Disagree?: Lessons from Whitefield and WesleyAcknowledgements BibliographyGeneral IndexScripture Index

Rhyne R. Putman (PhD, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate vice president of academic affairs at Williams Baptist University and associate professor of theology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of When Doctrine Divides the People of God and The Method of Christian Theology: A Basic Introduction.

• Foreword by David S. DockeryAbbreviationsIntroduction: When Doctrine Divides the People of GodPart 1: Why We Disagree about DoctrineWe Read Imperfectly: General Hermeneutics and the Clarity of ScriptureWe Read Differently: The Contribution of Exegesis and Hermeneutics to Theological DiversityWe Reason Differently: The Role of Guesswork in InterpretationWe Feel Differently: The Role of Emotions in Theological DiversityWe Have Different Biases: Tradition, Belief, and Confirmation BiasPart 2: What We Should Do about Doctrinal DisagreementWhen Should We Change Our Minds?: Insights from the Epistemology of DisagreementWhen Should Doctrine Divide Us?: On Theological Boundary-MakingHow Then Shall We Disagree?: Lessons from Whitefield and WesleyAcknowledgements BibliographyGeneral IndexScripture Index

Rhyne R. Putman (PhD, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate vice president of academic affairs at Williams Baptist University and associate professor of theology at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of When Doctrine Divides the People of God and The Method of Christian Theology: A Basic Introduction.

• Foreword by David S. DockeryAbbreviationsIntroduction: When Doctrine Divides the People of GodPart 1: Why We Disagree about DoctrineWe Read Imperfectly: General Hermeneutics and the Clarity of ScriptureWe Read Differently: The Contribution of Exegesis and Hermeneutics to Theological DiversityWe Reason Differently: The Role of Guesswork in InterpretationWe Feel Differently: The Role of Emotions in Theological DiversityWe Have Different Biases: Tradition, Belief, and Confirmation BiasPart 2: What We Should Do about Doctrinal DisagreementWhen Should We Change Our Minds?: Insights from the Epistemology of DisagreementWhen Should Doctrine Divide Us?: On Theological Boundary-MakingHow Then Shall We Disagree?: Lessons from Whitefield and WesleyAcknowledgements BibliographyGeneral IndexScripture Index