LONGWOOD, FL-Imagine that a fundamentalist Baptist who believes in the Calvinistic doctrine of "eternal security" is in full fellowship with a tongues-talking Pentecostal who believes a saved individual can fall away into perdition. Sound like a recipe for the next hit sitcom? This premise is what Rev. Dr. Lucian J. Gandolfo has to work with in his book Soul Baptism ($13.99, paperback, 978-1-60034-930-0; $21.99, hardcover, 978-1-60034-931-7), an attempt to unite two opposing Christian groups not through ecumenical compromise but through one commonality: the Word of God.
Says Gandolfo, "Lots of authors write to explain their particular belief systems or to tear down others' doctrinal positions. But this is the first attempt to use the same scriptures often used against each other to show that we really believe the same thing but have been blinded by unnecessary barriers that the 'triangulation' concept exposes."
A second-generation Pentecostal minister and retired high-ranking FBI agent, Gandolfo put his analytical skills to work on solving the doctrinal rift between Baptists and Pentecostals. No stranger to "digging up dirt," Gandolfo was instrumental in federal investigations that led to the RICO-murder convictions of New York City-based mob bosses. It's no wonder he didn't have to dig deep to get to the root of the problem this time. "The insights offered in this book will help each camp better understand the other's position and that we actually believe the same thing."
Rev. Dr. Lucian J. Gandolfo, Ph.D., is an ordained minister with the International Fellowship of Christian Assemblies. He holds a Ph.D. in theology from the International Seminary in Plymouth, Florida, and is a retired FBI agent.
Xulon Press, a part of Salem Communications Corporation, is the world's largest Christian publisher, with more than 3,900 titles published to date. Retailers may order Soul Baptism through Ingram Book Company and/or Spring Arbor Book Distributors. Salem Communications is the country's leading Christian communications company with interests in radio, Internet, and magazine publishing.
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2007