Editor’s Note: This exchange between Doug Geivett and Clark Pinnock is printed here to familiarize SBJT’s readers with Inclusivism’s claims. During his lengthy career as a prolific theologian, Pinnock became known for his many significant theological shifts—from Calvinism to Arminianism, from cessassionism to continuationism, from restrictivism to inclusivism, from traditional theism to open theism. Clark Pinnock passed away on August 15 at the age of 73. The thesis of the paper is that an exegetical treatment of Hebrews 11:1-7 reveals that it cannot bear the weight of inclusivism Pinnock assigns to it. A recent advocate of inclusivism, Clark Pinnock, appealed to the Cornelius story as a “key symbol” to the reality of God’s saving presence in the religious lives of non-Christians who nevertheless are devout and God-fearing. Most students are shocked when I tell them that the young scholar was Clark Pinnock, a theologian they understandably associate with a rejection of inerrancy and advocacy of open theism and inclusivism. Between these two poles lies inclusivism that affirms the possibility of salvation in other religions, but grounds this salvation in Christ and his redemptive work. In particular, the work of Clark Pinnock and John Sanders has broken new ground among evangelical theologians by rejecting restrictivism and by suggesting that inclusivism is a reasonable and justified theological position. Evangelicals are more likely to be labeled 'exclusivist' rather than 'inclusivist'. This … I found myself thinking, “Clark Pinnock did a much better job arguing for all this.” Pinnock, who passed away last August after a struggle with Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 73, was by far the most articulate and forceful recent evangelical voice for embracing inclusivism, annihilationism, and the possibility of salvation after death. Clark Pinnock passed away on August 15 at the age of 73. soteriology has enjoyed to date.

One controversial evangelical theologian, Dr. Clark Pinnock (now deceased), was well-known for his inclusivist views on salvation, which got him in trouble with exclusivists. Still, we thought it appropriate to let Dr. Pinnock address our readers in this way. [22]

Supporters of inclusivism include Saint Julian of Norwich, Augustus Hopkins Strong, C. S. Lewis, John Wesley, Clark Pinnock, Karl Rahner, John E. Sanders, Terrance L. Tiessen and Robert Brush (contributor to The Arminian Magazine). As SBJT 1/1, 1/2, and 1/4 have made plain, this journal’s editorial board does not agree with Pinnock’s Freewill Theism or his views on Inclusivism.

Pinnock states: "Inclusivism believes that, because God is present in the whole world, God's grace is also at work in… An analysis of Clark Pinnock's use of Hebrews 11:1-7 to argue for inclusivist soteriology. Inclusivism (chiefly promoted recently by Clark Pinnock and John Sanders) says that other religions can be vehicles of salvation for people who never hear of Jesus Christ, but "finally" are included because of sincerity and positive responsivity to general revelation. Of course, these definitions are not really adequate, but they give you a glimpse of what they are about.