A REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF THE RISE AND FALL OF DISPENSATIONALISM BY DANIEL G. HUMMEL.

This article reviews Daniel Hummel's book *The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism*, which traces the historical development, cultural impact, and eventual decline of dispensationalism—a theological system originating in the 1830s with the Plymouth Brethren and associated with premillennial eschatology and a literal interpretation of the Bible. Hummel documents how dispensationalism grew into a dominant force in early 20th-century American Evangelicalism through figures like C. I. Scofield and institutions such as Dallas Theological Seminary, but later fragmented due to the rise of "pop dispensationalism," internal theological disputes, and opposition from other Evangelical movements including New Calvinism and historic premillennialism. The article also addresses critiques of dispensationalism related to alleged racial insensitivity and its connection to Free Grace theology, clarifying that while dispensationalism influenced Free Grace's literal hermeneutic, the two are distinct. Ultimately, Hummel portrays dispensationalism as a once influential but now marginal theological tradition whose decline reflects broader shifts in Evangelical thought and culture.