Beyond the Salvation Wars: Why Both Protestants and Catholics Must Reimagine How We Are Saved

Offering a deep-rooted reimagining of salvation, this book address controversial topics that have divided the church, such as baptism, election, regeneration, assurance, and justification, offering a new model that encourages Protestants and Catholics toward long-term unity.

Matthew W. Bates (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is a professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois. He is the author of Gospel Allegiance, Salvation by Allegiance Alone, and Why the Gospel?, which won a 2024 Christianity Today Book Award and was named the 2024 Resource of the Year by Outreach magazine. Bates also cofounded and cohosts the popular Bible and theology podcast OnScript. He lives with his family in Quincy, Illinois.