Eerdmans and . . . Thomas Nelson?

I'm sure everyone by now has become aware of the controversy boiling over because of the decision by Eerdmans, a Christian book publishing company, to put out and sell A Different Jesus? If you are not upto date on the situation, I suggest you check out James White's blog on the issue. Also, you can read Eric Svendsen's article on this. Here is a snippet from James White's blog that will give you a quick summary of the situation:

You could find this kind of work at your local LDS bookstore, but thanks to Richard Mouw of Fuller Seminary, now you will be able to find it in your Christian bookstore, too! Yes, friends and neighbors, not only has Richard Mouw apologized for all of us mean-spirited folks who have labored to witness the true God and the true Christ and the true Gospel to Mormons for decades, but now he has made sure to provide a "Trojan Horse Apologetic," a work that attacks the Trinity, deity of Christ, sola scriptura, justification by grace through faith alone, the sovereignty of God in salvation, the finished work of Christ on the cross---OK, like I said, it is an LDS work of apologetics, so it is pretty well opposed to sound theology at just about every point---and he has made sure that book will be right there in your local Christian bookstore (how many bookstore owners will recognize it for what it is?

But, is there a similar situation going on with Thomas Nelson publishers? You see, Thomas Nelson--the same company that puts out editions of, get this, the Bible--publishes the book Liberalism is a Mental Disorder by radio personality and political commentator Michael Savage. Savage openly gave his thoughts of how the world is in relation to God. To preface this, he spoke with Jerry Fallwell and disagreed with Fallwell on the Christian concept of exclusivity. Savage did not like the idea that people of other faiths could not make it to God simply because they did not follow Christ. So, after his rejection of a basic teaching of Jesus, he gave his commentary on God.

Savage described it kind of like this: picture a wheel (and many of you will know where this is going; start with a wheel and end up flat). Then put a smaller wheel inside. The smaller wheel is God. There are spokes connecting the smaller wheel to the larger one. The five main spokes are Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam. All lead to God.

And who put his book out? Oh yeah! The same company that publishes different editions of the bible, e.g. the MacCarthur Daily Bible, the Thompson Chain Reference Bible, and A New Systematic Theology of the Christian Faith (maybe that one says all roads lead to God? Uh...maybe?).

And, who is selling books like A Different Jesus?, an explicitly LDS apologetic work? Christian bookstores? Nah...really? Just check cbd.com. Check your local Bereans. So far Family Christian Stores hasn't sold out, but I'm still checking back.