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Oxford University Press The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a
Book Synopsis''We have heard much of the rage of fanaticism in former days, but nothing to this''A wretched young man, ''an outcast in the world'', tells the story of his upbringing by a heretical Calvinist minister who leads him to believe that he is one of the elect, predestined for salvation and thus above the moral law. Falling under the spell of a mysterious stranger who bears an uncanny likeness to himself, he embarks on a career as a serial murderer. Robert Wringhim''s Memoirs are presented by an editor whose attempts to explain the story only succeed in intensifying its more baffling and bizarre aspects. Is Wringhim the victim of a psychotic delusion, or has he been tempted by the devil to wage war against God''s enemies? Hogg''s sardonic and terrifying novel, too perverse for nineteenth-century taste, is now recognized as one of the masterpieces of Romantic fiction.The first edition text of 1824 has been freshly considered for this new edition. A critical introduction explores the remarkabTrade Review[The] Oxford Worlds Classics edition provides concise background information enough to allow the reader to understand the references without feeling that s/hes reading a history book and a glossary and notes which explain any unfamiliar terms or allusions. The informative introduction, by Ian Duncan, Professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley, sets the book in its historical and literary context, and provides some biographical information on the author. * Leah Galbraith, FictionFan's Book Reviews *
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The University of Chicago Press Above the Fray The Red Cross and the Making of
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Above the Fray is a major effort to analyze the development of a distinct humanitarian field animated by the religious worldview of the nineteenth Calvinist milieu of Geneva, which connects a network of philanthropists, pacific activists, and religious actors concerned with addressing human tragedies. In telling the story of the emergence of this institutional field, Dromi innovates by bringing meaning-making into Bourdieusian field analysis in a non-reductivist fashion. Thus, he makes a brilliant contribution to historical sociology, and offers a much-needed addition to the sociological theory of fields. His book will be a crucial point of reference for several fields of research in the years to come."--Michele Lamont, professor of sociology and African and African American studies, Harvard University "Humanitarianism is not just an ethical orientation, but a whole sector of social institutions and practical actions. Dromi's Above the Fray superbly illuminates both the history of this field since the founding of the Red Cross and its increasingly difficult challenges today."--Craig Calhoun, university professor of social sciences, Arizona State University
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Organizing Spirit
Book SynopsisJamie Pitts is Professor of Anabaptist Studies at Anabaptist Mennonite Seminary, USA. He is also Director of the Institute of Mennonite Studies, and Editor of Anabaptist Witness.
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Baker Publishing Group Reformed Dogmatics Holy Spirit Church and New
Book SynopsisThe fourth and final volume in Herman Bavinck's masterwork of Reformed theology is now available in English for the first time. Includes enhanced documentation.Table of ContentsEditor's IntroductionPart I: The Spirit Gives New Life to Believers1. Calling and RegenerationThe Call of GodEternal CallUniversal Proclamation of the GospelThe Particular Call of GraceRebirth in Other ReligionsRegeneration: Scriptural TeachingThe Doctrine of Regeneration in Church HistoryModern Reinterpretations of RegenerationRegeneration: Various ViewsThe Nature and Extent of RegenerationRegeneration: An Attempt at DefinitionImmediate and IrresistibleThe Remonstrant ObjectionBecoming Spiritual PersonsRe-formation, Not Re-creation2. Faith and ConversionThe Knowledge of FaithFaith as a Universal Created CapacityFaith Knowledge in ScriptureRome and the Reformation on FaithFaith and Regeneration: Which Is Prior?Faith as Knowledge and TrustFaith and Renewal of the Will (Conversion)RepentanceConversion of Believers?The Reformation Understanding: Mortification and VivificationVarieties of ConversionFleeing Sin and Loving GodConfession of SinPenance and Punishment3. JustificationForgiveness Is Not NaturalForgiveness in ScriptureThe Problem of NomismThe Reformation Renewal: Extrinsic, Forensic JustificationFaith and JustificationObjective and Subjective; Active and PassiveJustification Is Forensic, Not EthicalFaith Is Necessary but No GroundObjections to ImputationJustification in Time or Eternity?Active and Passive JustificationThe Elements of Justification4. Sanctification and PerseveranceHoliness as Gift and RewardRigorism and a Double MoralityJustification and Its DiscontentsSanctification Is Also in ChristPassive and Active SanctificationGood WorksThe Perfectionist HeresyPerseverance of the SaintsPart II: The Spirit Creates New Community5. The Church's Spiritual EssenceThe Jewish Roots of the Christian ChurchThe Church Is OneThe Church Is CatholicThe Institutional, Teaching ChurchThe Church as "Communion of Saints"The Reformed Doctrine of the ChurchReformation TangentsThe Church as the "People of God"Church DistinctivesThe Marks of the ChurchObjections to Reformed MarksThe Real Church in HistoryThe Attributes of the Church6. The Church's Spiritual GovernmentThe Church as Organism and InstitutionChurch Government in ScriptureThe Apostolic Office: PeterAfter the Apostles: Elders, Bishops, DeaconsFrom Presbyterian to EpiscopalFrom Episcopal to PapalThe Debate about Petrine PrimacyThe Reformation Rejection of HierarchyPost-Reformation DevelopmentsChrist Is King of the ChurchChurch Office as ServiceOrdinationHow Many Offices?7. The Church's Spiritual PowerReligious and Civil Power in IsraelNew Ecclesial PowerThe Development of Episcopal PowerDegeneration of Papal Power: InfallibilityPower Restored to Word and SacramentChurch Power and Political PowerConfusion of PowersSpiritual Teaching PowerSpiritual Ruling Power; DisciplineThe Power of MercyChurch AssembliesThe Church's Unique Spiritual Power8. The Spirit's Means of Grace: ProclamationBeyond Mysticism and SacramentalismOrdinary and Extraordinary: Avoiding One-SidednessThe Word as Law, Gospel, and PowerMaintaining the Unity of the Covenant of GraceThe Spirit, the Word, and Power9. The Spirit's Means of Grace: The SacramentsDefining the SacramentsSacramental DoctrineSigns and SealsThe "Matter" of SacramentsObjectivity of the SacramentsHow Many Sacraments?10. The Spirit's Means of Grace: BaptismThe Broader Religious Context of BaptismWater Baptism and Spirit Baptism"In the Name of Jesus"The Rite of BaptismThe Reformation and BaptismThe Manner of BaptismThe Benefits of BaptismInfant BaptismThe Validity of Infant BaptismThe Administration of Baptism11. The Spirit's Means of Grace: The Lord's SupperA Shared Sacrificial MealInstituted by Christ?The Lord's Supper in Church HistoryThe Reformation DebatesThe Lord's Supper as MealTable or Altar?Memorial or Sign of Union with Christ?Transubstantiation: The MassThe Reformed Doctrine of the Lord's SupperFor Believers OnlyPart III: The Spirit Makes All Things NewA. The Intermediate State12. The Question of Immortality PhilosophyHistory and ReasonThe Old TestamentIntertestamental JudaismThe New Testament13. After Death, Then What?The Move toward PurgatoryReformation and DeformationThe Need for Scriptural ReserveSoul Sleep?Intermediate Corporeality?Contact with the Living?14. Between Death and ResurrectionA Second Opportunity?Purification?The End of Our PilgrimageIntercession for the Dead?Communion with the Church TriumphantB. The Return of Christ15. Visions of the EndA Religious Perspective on the EndThe Uniqueness of Old Testament EschatologyThe Rise of ChiliasmA Scriptural Reply to Chiliasm16. Israel, the Millennium, and Christ's ReturnDifficult Passages on Israel and the Church"All Israel" in Romans 11An Interim Millennial Age?John's ApocalypseThe Millennium in Revelation 20The Return of ChristThe Timing of Christ's ReturnThe Manner of Christ's ReturnC. The Consummation17. The Day of the LordThe Resurrection of the BodyThe JudgmentThe Place of PunishmentAlternatives to Eternal PunishmentThe Answer of Scripture18. The Renewal of CreationThe Transformation of CreationThe Blessings of the RedeemedThe Wideness of God's MercyService in the Eternal SabbathBibliographyIndexes
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Verso Books The Dreadful History and Judgement of God on
Book Synopsis'The princes are nothing but tyrants who flay the people; they fritter away our blood and sweat on their pomp and whoring and knavery.' These were the words of Thomas Müntzer at the head of the massed ranks of a peasant army in the year 1525. Ranged against him were the might of the princes of the German Nation. How did Müntzer, the son of a coin maker from central Germany, rise in just a few short years to become one of the most feared revolutionaries in early modern Europe?In this brilliant work of historical excavation, Andrew Drummond charts the life and times of the man Martin Luther denounced as a 'Ravening Wolf' and 'False Prophet'. Drummond shows us Müntzer as a human being. Far from the bloodthirsty devil of legend, he was a man of considerable learning and principle, deeply sympathetic to the misery of the peasantry and the poor. In his short life - he was beheaded at thirty-five - Müntzer promised to fundamentally upend German society.Seeking to save Müntzer from the condescension of history, Drummond guides us through the religious and political disputes of the Reformation, placing his life and thought in the context of those turbulent years. The result is a portrait of an often contradictory but always radical figure, one who continues to inspire movements of the poor across the globe.Trade ReviewAt last - a new account for our times of Thomas Müntzer, theologian and revolutionary. Drummond brings Müntzer and his world vividly to life. He shows us just why Müntzer hated Luther, and how he came to take up arms. What did it mean to be a revolutionary in sixteenth-century Germany? - Drummond shows us. You will be gripped and inspired by this exciting story - I couldn't put it down. -- Lyndal Roper, Regius Professor of History at Oxford, and author of Martin Luther: Renegade and ProphetPosterity has endorsed not just Luther's victory but also his determined character assassination of his rival. Andrew Drummond's scholarly but eminently readable, thoughtful, thorough and at times witty biography of Müntzer redresses the balance for English-speaking audiences -- Professor Michael Russell, University of GlasgowAmong the famous figures associated with 16th century Germany, that of religious thinker and social revolutionary Thomas Müntzer deserves to be far better known. Andy Drummond's excellent, brilliantly written and entertaining, new biography delves deep into the archival material to draw out the history of a radical whose life is often obscured by propaganda and myth. As we approach the 500th anniversary of Müntzer's execution, this book is the definitive account of his life. -- Martin Empson, author of 'Kill all the Gentlemen': Class Struggle and Change in the English CountrysideA blisteringly good book about personal enmity, and the difference between revolution and reform. -- Daniel Brooks * Telegraph *Drummond's marvellous romp of a biography - part jolly Simon Winder-like deep dive into 16th-century Germania, part sagacious reflection on the Reformation in the manner of Diarmaid MacCulloch - aims to free Müntzer from his detractors. -- Stuart Jeffries * Spectator *Table of ContentsWettin Family Tree Map Acknowledgements Notes on the Text and Some Helpful Remarks1. A Most Useful Lesson An introduction2. The End of the World Historical and religious background to the German Reformation3. The Devil Sowed His Seed Müntzer's early years4. Murder and Riot and Bloodshed Preacher in Zwickau (1520-1521)5. He Ran Away like an Arch-Villain A visit to Prague (1521)6. Satan Wandered in the Wilderness Erfurt, Nordhausen and Halle (1522-1523)7. Satan Made Himself a Nest in Allstedt A fruitful year of activity in Allstedt (1523-1524)8. His Face Was as Yellow as a Corpse's Rebellion in Allstedt (1524)9. Using God's Name, He Spoke and Acted for the Devil Müntzer's theology 10. The Devil Never Let Him Rest Mühlhausen and Nürnberg (1524)11. His Poisonous Seed In south-west Germany at the time of the peasant uprising (1524-1525)12. The Time Was Come The Thuringian uprising (1525)13. Thomas Would Catch All the Bullets in His Sleeves The Battle of Frankenhausen (May 1525)14. How God Punishes Disobedience The aftermath of defeat at Frankenhausen15. Rebellious Violent Preachers The early Anabaptists16. The Devil in Person HistoriographyConclusion Chronology Bibliography Notes Index
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Monergism Books The Soul's Conflict with Itself and Victory over
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Authentic Media A Burning in My Bones: The Authorized Biography
Book SynopsisEncounter the multifaceted life of one of the most influential and creative pastors of the past half century with unforgettable stories of his lifelong devotion to his craft and love of language, the influences and experiences that shaped his unquenchable faith, the inspiration for his decision to translate The Message, and his success and struggles as a pastor, husband, and father. Author Winn Collier was given exclusive access to Eugene and his materials for the production of this landmark work. Drawing from his friendship and expansive view of Peterson’s life, Collier offers an intimate look into a rare, remarkable life that is at once artful, sacred, and earthy. For Eugene, the gifts of life were inexhaustible: the glint of fading light over the lake, a kiss from Jan, a good joke, a bowl of butter pecan ice cream. As you enter into his story, you’ll find yourself doing the same - noticing how the most ordinary things shimmer with a new and unexpected beauty. Content Benefits: Warm, fascinating, and uniquely inspirational, this authoritative and comprehensive story of Eugene Peterson will help you discover the man behind The Message. • Authorized biography of Eugene Peterson • Draws on exclusive access to private correspondence and hours of exclusive interviews with Eugene • Reveals Eugene’s rich theology, love of language and pastoral insights • Photo insert included • Perfect reading for anyone who loves The Message • Ideal for anyone who loves biographies
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Community and Catastrophe
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Thomas Nelson Publishers NASB MacArthur Daily Bible 2nd Edition Paperback
Book SynopsisExplore the Bible alongside daily insights from pastor-teacher Dr. John MacArthurFor more than 50 years, Dr. John MacArthur has helped Christians gain greater clarity and insight into Scripture. Now you can read through the Bible in a year while learning from wisdom gleaned from a lifetime of study with The MacArthur Daily Bible. This Bible offers an achievable approach to reading the entire Bible with readings from the Old and New Testaments, Psalms, and Proverbs for each day of the year. Combined with insights drawn from The MacArthur Study Bible, you will gain greater clarity and understanding as you read.Features include: The complete NASB (1995) translation presented with daily readings from the Old and New Testaments, Psalms, and Proverbs Daily notes from Dr. John MacArthur drawn from the MacArthur Study Bible to help you better understand key truths in Scripture 52 key passages of the Bible for study and memorization Daily use Bible with devotional questions to improve your reading God’s Word Clear and readable 10-point text size
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Crossway Books Reformed Systematic Theology Volume 2
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Baker Publishing Group Between Wittenberg and Geneva Lutheran and
Book SynopsisTwo highly regarded scholars compare and contrast the history and theological positions of the Lutheran and Reformed traditions.Table of ContentsContents1. Scripture and Its Interpretation2. Law and Gospel3. The Person and Work of Christ4. Election and the Bondage of the Will5. Justification and Sanctification6. Baptism7. The Lord's Supper8. WorshipConclusionIndexes
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Cambridge University Press The Reformation of Liturgy
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Crossway Books R. C. Sproul
Book SynopsisThis biography offers an in-depth look at R. C. Sproul's life and ministry, detailing his contributions to the trajectory of the Reformed tradition and his influence on American evangelicalism.
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Crossway Books Short of Glory
Book SynopsisIn this accessible book, Mitchell Chase identifies biblical themes found in Genesis 3, explaining why they are essential to understanding the biblical narrative and identifying why these themes are crucial for believers today.
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Edinburgh University Press Scottish Presbyterianism ReEstablished
Book SynopsisPresbyterianism and the governance of the Church of Scotland at the turn of the eighteenth century
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Christian Focus Publications Ltd Compel Them to Come In: Calvinism and the Free
Book SynopsisIf we believe in God’s sovereign predestination, how can we offer Christ to sinners indiscriminately? How could someone who knew that no one can come to Christ unless the Father draws them still plead with them to look to the Saviour? The Bible clearly entreats us to go after the lost, so Donald Macleod tackles the objections raised by those who argue that since there is no universal redemption there should be no universal gospel offer.Trade ReviewI always enjoy reading Donald MacLeod, as much for the clarity and precision of his arguments as for the elegance of his theology. Here he addresses an important topic – the free offer of the gospel – with his usual pungency and passion. It will clarify the issue for those who believe in the free offer but are confused by its connection to God’s sovereignty; and it will hopefully persuade those who are tempted to truncate God’s grace in a misguided attempt to exalt his election. -- Carl R. Trueman (Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies, Grove City College, Pennsylvania)Using both Scripture and the history of evangelistic preaching Donald Macleod deals with all the common obstacles that hinder Calvinists from passionately appealing to their hearers to believe in the Lord Jesus. And very effectively too. I found Compel them to Come In searching, humbling, convicting, encouraging, and deeply persuasive. In the hope that that’s how you might find it, may I urge you to make time to read it? -- David Campbell (Pastor, North Preston Evangelical Church, Preston, England)Compel Him to Come In has all the trademarks we have come to recognise in Professor Donald Macleod’s writings: mastery of doctrine, fulness of biblical insight, cogency of reasoning, clarity of expression, and an eloquence driven by the subject matter. At first you will think you are reading a powerful exposition of the free offer of the gospel in the face of criticisms and misunderstandings of reformed theology. It is indeed that. But by the end you will realise that it more. For Compel Him to Come In is really about the gospel itself. A book for all, it is a must–read for preachers, not least because it models the powerful, passionate appeals it commends. -- Sinclair B. Ferguson (Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi)This is one of the most soul–stirring, liberating books that I have read on this subject. Donald MacLeod provides the reader with a necessary reminder to seek to persuade and implore men and women on Christ’s behalf to be reconciled to God. I hope that it will show up in my preaching. I commend this book particularly to a rising group of young reformed pastors who when it comes to this matter of the ‘free offer’ are in danger of being tripped up by their own theological shoelaces. -- Alistair Begg (Senior Pastor, Parkside Church, Chagrin Falls, Ohio)Too frequently the free offer of the gospel is hedged about with qualifications that distort the Biblical picture of the character of God and of Jesus Christ. This wonderfully clear book by a notable Reformed teacher and preacher will thrill the soul of any reader and encourage preachers to persuade sinners of every kind as they proclaim the Gospel to them. -- Rowland S. Ward (Research Lecturer, Presbyterian Theological College, Melbourne)Here we have an antidote to cool, professional detachment, as we are reminded that the business of evangelism is serious. There is a heaven to win and a hell to lose. Drawing from the wells of Scripture and the high–water marks of mission in Church history, we are reminded that the communication of the gospel must be carried out with passion, conviction and persuasion. -- David Meredith (Mission Director, Free Church of Scotland, Inverness)This is by far the best account I have ever read on the free offer of the gospel. MacLeod demolishes all the arguments that would inhibit or restrict offering Christ freely to sinners. He sets the gospel offer in the widest context of the purpose of God and the work of Christ. Above all, he communicates this with an infectious passion for the glory of Christ and the salvation of sinners, young and old. In today’s world this book is desperately needed; it could do untold good. -- Robert Letham (Wales Evangelical School of Theology, Bridgend, Wales)This book will powerfully reinforce the truth that unrestricted evangelism is the product rather than the antithesis of Reformed theology. Without compromising on the doctrine of predestination, the reality of the human condition or the power of the Holy Spirit, Donald Macleod insists that Biblical evangelistic preaching must be directed to all, without qualification, and must be presented skilfully, passionately and persuasively. The gospel is a plea to the lost, sent out with a sincerity which originates in God himself. -- Iver Martin (Principal, Edinburgh Theological Seminary, Edinburgh, Scotland)This compelling new book proves we do not have to choose between distinctively Reformed theology and passionate evangelistic preaching. The universal offer is at the very heart of authentic Calvinism. Grace is rich and free. -- Alasdair I. Macleod (Founding Pastor, St Andrews Free Church, Scotland)
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Baker Publishing Group Bavinck – A Critical Biography
Book Synopsis2020 Book Award Winner, The Gospel Coalition (History & Biography) 2020 For the Church Book Award Dutch Calvinist theologian Herman Bavinck, a significant voice in the development of Protestant theology, remains relevant many years after his death. His four-volume Reformed Dogmatics is one of the most important theological works of the twentieth century. James Eglinton is widely considered to be at the forefront of contemporary interest in Bavinck's life and thought. After spending considerable time in the Netherlands researching Bavinck, Eglinton brings to light a wealth of new insights and previously unpublished documents to offer a definitive biography of this renowned Reformed thinker. The book follows the course of Bavinck's life in a period of dramatic social change, identifying him as an orthodox Calvinist challenged with finding his feet in late modern culture. Based on extensive archival research, this critical biography presents numerous significant and previously ignored or unknown aspects of Bavinck's person and life story. A black-and-white photo insert is included. This volume complements other Baker Academic offerings on Bavinck's theology and ethics, which together have sold 90,000 copies.Table of ContentsContentsIntroduction: ProlegomenaPart 1: Roots1. The Old Reformed Church in Bentheim"From the farmhouse to the town"2. Jan Bavinck and Geziena Magdalena Holland"At that time, we were still pariahs."3. Herman's Childhood and Schooling: 1854-72"The modern youth has come under the influence of the modern society."Part 2: Student4. Kampen: 1873-80"The education there did not satisfy me."5. Leiden: 1874-80"O God, protect me in Leiden!"Part 3: Pastor6. Franeker: 1881-82"It is quite a big and, for an inexperienced candidate, fairly difficult congregation."Part 4: Professor in Kampen7. Gathering Materials: 1883-89"My books are my true company."8. Writing a Modern Reformation: 1889-1902"It is the theology needed by our age."Part 5: Professor in Amsterdam9. Christianity in the Age of Nietzsche: 1902-9"In reality there are only two worldviews."10. Showing His Colors: 1910-20"Mr. Chairman! Our modern culture and Christianity are inseparable."11. Bavinck's Final Years: 1920-21"Do not put it in the newspaper; that does not befit me!"PostscriptAppendix 1: "My Journey to America"Appendix 2: "An Autobiographical Sketch of Dr. H. Bavinck"Appendix 3: "Propositions: The Concept and Necessity ofEvangelization"Key Figures, Churches, Educational Institutions, and NewspapersIndex
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Faithlife Corporation Pro Rege (Volume 2)
Book SynopsisAbraham Kuyper firmly believed that Jesus Christ is King not just of Christians, but of the entire cosmos. In volume two of Pro Rege, he continues his analysis of the extent to which Christ rules--first in the human heart, then in the life of the church, and continuing to the life of the Christian family. Kuyper believed that it was nonsense to distinguish between life inside and outside of church walls. Here, he shows that although Jesus' kingship has been denied and denigrated, Christ still exerts his power in the world through his people. This new translation of Pro Rege, created in partnership with the Abraham Kuyper Translation Society and the Acton Institute, is part of a major series of new translations of Kuyper's most important writings. The Abraham Kuyper Collected Works in Public Theology marks a historic moment in Kuyper studies, aimed at deepening and enriching the church's development of public theology.
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Faithlife Corporation A Theological Introduction
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Christian Focus Publications Ltd The Erosion of Calvinist Orthodoxy: Drifting from
Book SynopsisThis revealing read will give you an opportunity to learn from history. How do strong confessional churches that seem to be doing all the right things drift inexorably from the truth?. What is clear from Ian Hamilton's fascinating study is that it doesn't happen over night but it is a gradual erosion of theological and doctrinal standards.Nineteenth century Scotland was seen as a Christian nation composed of church-going people. Among its churches, Presbyterianism was strongest, and within Presbyterianism there were several large denominations. The future looked bright and optimism marked many of the church leaders and congregations. Yet the sad fact is that most of them were blind to the presence of the warning signs that ultimately caused the decline and not the continued growth of the church in Scotland. To understand how this happened Ian Hamilton looks at the changes that took place within one of these large Presbyterian denominations - the United Presbyterian Church - and analyses the roots, developments and consequences of these changes, particularly the departure from the doctrines summarised in the Westminster Confession of Faith. It is a salutary lesson to observe that the movements for church unions and increased evangelism of the nineteenth century were not signs of spiritual health; instead they were inadequate sticking plasters that hid dangerous spiritual disease. This book also includes discussion on the nature of subscription to the Confession at time of 1733 secession, the atonement controversy 1841-45, the Union controversy 1863-1873 and 1879 United Presbyterian Church Declaratory Act.Trade ReviewIn an era where the drive in some quarters to watering down confessional commitment precisely as a means of strengthening orthodoxy seems almost irresistible, Ian Hamilton's study of nineteenth century Scottish Presbyterianism is a timely reminder: revisions of confessions and terms of subscription have often proved to be anything but friendly towards a robust Christianity, a point made here with scholarly grace and theological acumen. It is good to see this book back in print and made available to a wider audience. -- Carl R. Trueman (Professor of Biblical and Religious Studies, Grove City College, Pennsylvania)The Erosion of Calvinist Orthodoxy is an invaluable historical case study of the fascinating and complex issues of Christian orthodoxy. In it Ian Hamilton carefully traces the arguments and positions which eventually fed into the theological liberalism of the 19th and 20th centuries that has left the church moribund.But perhaps the chief value of Ian Hamilton's work is the sobering message it carries for the contemporary church, where some views regarded as new and ground-breaking bear an uncanny resemblance to those that once led to the spiritual wasteland. Ignorance of the past often leads to the repetition of its mistakes. Ian Hamilton here provides an important historical antidote for such theological amnesia. -- Sinclair B. Ferguson (Chancellor’s Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson, Mississippi)What strikes me most about this revised edition is its relevance to our situation today and Pastor Hamilton's careful research, scholarly precision, and warm style make the book very useful to the scholar and accessible to the ordinary reader. -- Joseph A. Pipa Jr. (President, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Greenville, South Carolina)Ian Hamilton's The Erosion of Calvinist Orthodoxy is the seminal modern study of confessional subscription in the Scottish tradition. His recounting of the story, and his conclusions, are of direct relevance, not only to Presbyterians, but to all who are committed to confessional fidelity in the great evangelical Protestant tradition. Any further study of this important topic must reckon with Hamilton's account and findings. -- Ligon Duncan (Chancellor and CEO, Reformed Theological Seminary)
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Zondervan Evangelical Theology Second Edition A Biblical
Book SynopsisGospel-Centered Theology for TodayEvangelical Theology, Second Edition helps today''s readers understand and practice the doctrines of the Christian faith by presenting a gospel-centered theology that is accessible, rigorous, and balanced. According author Michael Bird the gospel is the fulcrum of Christian doctrine; the gospel is where God meets us and where we introduce the world to God. And as such, an authentically evangelical theology is the working out of the gospel in the various doctrines of Christian theology.The text helps readers learn the essentials of Christian theology through several key features, including: A What to Take Home section at end of every part that gives readers a run-down on all the important things they need to know. Tables, sidebars, and questions for discussion to help reinforce key ideas and concepts A Comic Belief section, since reading theology can often be dry and cerebral, so thatTrade Review'Evangelical Theology is a gift to God's people. The revised edition offers the biblical foundations and extensive historical perspectives of its original publication, along with a more substantive incorporation of theologians from the global south. This robust theological exposition produces the intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth that fuels the personal and public witness of the church.' * WALTER R. STRICKLAND II, associate vice president for kingdom diversity initiatives and assistant professor of systematic and contextual theology, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary *'For years, I have frequently and enthusiastically recommended this book to students for its comprehensive and fair treatment of key issues in Christian doctrine and practice. Now with more diverse dialogue partners and even more robust treatments of key issues in the ever developing world of theology, I have even more reasons to do so. Bird simply keeps readers' attention on the gospel, as he exhaustively equips us to learn it well so we can live it well.' * AMY PEELER, associate professor of New Testament, Wheaton College *'I warmly welcome this second edition of Mike Bird's Evangelical Theology. The gospel both generates and governs Christian faith, but systematic theologies sometimes smother it under the weight of conceptual schemes, confessional traditions, or social agendas. Not on Bird's watch. The gospel is front and center in all eight parts of this thoroughly revised, wiser, wider, and wittier work. With its persistent focus on the meaning and significance of the gospel of Jesus Christ, this book may be the tonic we need to rescue the term evangelical from being either drained of meaning altogether or linked to something less than the cause of Jesus and his coming kingdom.' * KEVIN VANHOOZER, research professor of systematic theology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School *'Michael Bird seeks to place evangelical theology on surer footing by engaging with the best in the Christian tradition, and he succeeds admirably. This new edition incorporates conversations with the global church. Its conversational style makes it highly readable and unique for a systematic theology. I will not hesitate to recommend it as a course textbook.' * SIMON CHAN, Trinity Theological College, Singapore *'Mike Bird's second edition of the already potent Evangelical Theology has gained impressive horsepower. With the first edition I had at last found a text that could engage and excite the theologically apathetic. I'm even more enthusiastic for students to dive into the second edition. The updated sources strengthen an already well-researched text in Bird's always engaging style. His treatment of theological method provides long-overdue correctives for evangelicals. As he then models that method, he demonstrates how a gospel-driven approach to theology unleashes the power of theology across the loci. This text will benefit thoughtful Christians in both congregation and classroom, anchoring theological novices while stretching those whose theology has become domesticated.' * DON J. PAYNE, associate professor of theology, Denver Seminary *'My friend Michael Bird is a gift to the evangelical church. His sheer brilliance and witty humor is breath of fresh air. Reading Evangelical Theology is an adventure. It's really, really good. I believe it is so because Bird-man writes, 'I unabashedly believe that the good news of Jesus Christ is the most important doctrine.' This book must be in your theological library. You will return to it again and again.' * DERWIN L. GRAY, founding and lead pastor of Transformation Church, author of The Good Life: What Jesus Teaches about Finding True Happiness *'Students of evangelical theology should welcome this second, revised-and-expanded version of Michael Bird's widely read text. In his inimitable style, with wide-ranging engagement with sources old and new, as well as impressive clarity and verve, Bird here offers a fetching and substantive account of Christian theology. Those looking to find their way through the thickets of contemporary evangelical teaching will be well-served by Bird's guidance.' * PHILIP G. ZIEGLER, professor of Christian dogmatics, University of Aberdeen *'This second edition is a timely, thorough, and accessible text for students and for all who desire to deepen their understanding of the Christian faith. Without losing theological rigor, Bird navigates a host of pressing contemporary questions with precision and care. This new edition engages a wide variety of conversation partners and offers opportunities for sustained conversation.' * JUSTIN MCLENDON, associate professor of theology, Grand Canyon University, managing editor, Journal of Biblical and Theological Studies *'You need this ecumenical systematic theology on your bookshelf--one that begins at, centers on, and ends with the gospel. This is the lens that both laypeople and academics need to bring into focus what God is revealing to us in his Word. Not only does Mike Bird give that, but he makes it both fun and challenging to read as he humbly interacts with theologians past and present on the content of our faith. He is the fun uncle that has crashed the stodgy family party, showing what is real and exciting about our heritage in Christ.' * AIMEE BYRD, author of Recovering from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood and Why Can’t We Be Friends? *
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William B Eerdmans Publishing Co Calvins Ecclesiology
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Edinburgh University Press Church and University in the Scottish
Book SynopsisChurch and University in the Scottish Enlightenment has come to be regarded as a classic work in 18th-century Scottish history and Enlightenment studies. This collective biography portrays the 'Moderate Iiterati' as zealous activists for the cause in which they believed, ranging from support for a Scots militia to the Jacobite rebellion of 1745.
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Edinburgh University Press Scottish Presbyterianism ReEstablished
Book SynopsisPresbyterianism and the governance of the Church of Scotland at the turn of the eighteenth centuryTrade Review"The overthrow of James VII heralded turmoil in the Church of Scotland. The enduring structures of Presbyterianism were built up, but there was stout Episcopalian resistance. Here Andrew Muirhead reveals how the interplay of local leadership and popular preferences in the presbyteries of Dunblane and Stirling illuminates national developments." -David Bebbington, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Stirling
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Wipf & Stock Publishers The Christian Life
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Dordt College Press Los Patrones de la Mente Occidental: Una
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Independently Published Marvelous Trinity, the Believer's Hope and
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ATF Press Of Good Comfort: Martin Luther's Letters to the
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Dordt College Press Isagoge Philosophiae Introduction to Philosophy
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Baker Publishing Group Divine Will and Human Choice – Freedom,
Book SynopsisThis fresh study from an internationally respected scholar of the Reformation and post-Reformation eras shows how the Reformers and their successors analyzed and reconciled the concepts of divine sovereignty and human freedom. Richard Muller argues that traditional Reformed theology supported a robust theory of an omnipotent divine will and human free choice and drew on a tradition of Western theological and philosophical discussion. The book provides historical perspective on a topic of current interest and debate and offers a corrective to recent discussions.Table of ContentsContentsPart I: Freedom and Necessity in Reformed Thought: The Contemporary Debate1. Introduction: The Present State of the Question2. Reformed Thought and Synchronic Contingency: Logical and Historical IssuesPart II: Philosophical and Theological Backgrounds: Aristotle, Aquinas, and Duns Scotus3. Aristotle and Aquinas on Necessity and Contingency4. Duns Scotus and Late Medieval Perspectives on FreedomPart III: Early Modern Reformed Perspectives: Contingency, Necessity, and Freedom in the Real Order of Being5. Necessity, Contingency, and Freedom: Reformed Understandings6. Scholastic Approaches to Necessity, Contingency, and Freedom: Early Modern Reformed Perspectives7. Divine Power, Possibility, and Actuality8. Divine Concurrence and Contingency9. Conclusions
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ATF Press A Year with Luther
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ATF Press Calvin The Man and the Legacy: The Man & the
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ATF Press Calvin The Man and the Legacy: The Man & the
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ATF Press A Year with Luther
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Calvin and Luther: The Continuing Relationship
Book SynopsisThe reforms begun by Luther and Calvin became two of the largest and most influential movements to arise in the sixteenth century, but frequently, these two movements are seen and defined as polar opposites ones theology is Reformed or Lutheran, one is a member of a Reformed or Lutheran congregation. Historically, these were two very separate movements but more remains to be understood that can best be analyzed in the context of the other.Just as surely as the historical question of the boundaries between Calvin and Luther, or Lutheranism and Calvinism must be answered with a resounding yes, the ongoing doctrinal questions offer a different picture. In the more systematic doctrinal articles, an argument is forwarded that the broad confessional continuity between Luther and Calvin on the soteriological theme of union with Christ offers still-unexplored avenues to both deeper understandings of soteriology. Through such articles, we begin to see the possibility of a rapprochement between Calvin and Luther as sources, though not as historical figures. But that insight allows the conversation to extend, and bear far greater fruit. Contributors are, J.T. Billings, Ch. Helmer , H.P. Jürgens, S.C. Karant-Nunn, R. Kolb, Th.F. Latini, G.S. Pak, J. Watt, T.J. Wengert, P. Westermeyer, and D.M. Whitford.
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Oxford University Press Calvins Company of Pastors Pastoral Care and the Emerging Reformed Church 15361609 Oxford Studies in Historical Theology
Book SynopsisIn Calvin's Company of Pastors, Scott Manetsch examines the pastoral theology and practical ministry activities of Geneva's reformed ministers from the time of Calvin's arrival in Geneva until the beginning of the seventeenth century.Trade Review[an] exceptional study ... Manetsch has delivered a compelling account of the clerical culture of Reformed Geneva in a work of substantial interest for early modern social and religious historians. * Graeme Murdock, European History Quarterly *This is a work of first class scholarship * David Gibson, Evangelicals Now *Full of fresh scholarship (including analysis of records never examined closely), Calvin's Company of Pastors is a fascinating read. * The Gospel Coalition *This is a quite superb book. It is not only outstanding as a well-written piece of original historical research. It is also most informative concerning the reasons why Reformed and Presbyterian churches came to think about the ministry in the ways they do. Buy it. * Reformation21 *A masterful work, this volume is rich in providing a comprehensive look at the work of ministry in the emerging Reformed church, and for chronicicling the commitment and care of pastors who sought to lead the church in living that was faithful to scripture. * Sixteenth Centuty Journal *In this rich and illuminating book, Scott Manetsch introduces readers to the fascinating cast of characters who served as Geneva's ministers from 1536-1609. By carefully combining social history with historical theology, Manetsch probes the connection between pastoral theology and concrete practice among these ministers, presenting a marvelous portrait of Genevan pastoral life in Calvin's day and afterward. Lucidly written, this book is a treasure for exploring pastoral identity in the Reformation context. * J. Todd Billings, Associate Professor of Reformed Theology, Western Theological Seminary *Calvin's Company of Pastors is an engaging and exhilarating synthesis of the prodigious research conducted in the Genevan archives for the past fifty years. Manetsch artfully describes everyday church life in the wake of the Reformation but does so through the eyes of three generations of pastors. We thereby learn through details both amusing and poignant just what it was like to accept a call to the pastorate, even as we discover ways in which Calvin did and did not shape the later course of the Genevan church. The book is a compelling introduction to Calvin and his memorable successors as well as a significant contribution to the history of pastoral theology. * John L. Thompson, author of Reading the Bible with the Dead: What You Can Learn from the History of Exegesis that You Can't Learn from Exegesis Alone *Scott Manetsch joins an innovative group in broadening our perspective on the Swiss Reformation, looking beyond Calvin to see how the Reformer's spiritual heirs and followers sustained and modified his legacy in Geneva and surrounding villages. All who are interested in Calvin and Reformed studies will want to absorb the riveting information gathered here concerning the Genevan ministers' class background, education, economic status, marital choices, weekly work assignments, living conditions, hardships, disciplinary fervor, and vulnerability. * Susan Karant-Nunn, Regents' Professor of History and Director of the Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies, University of Arizona *the best book of its kind ... contains a wealth of information * Robert McCollum, Reformed Theological Journal *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ; Abbreviations ; Introduction ; Chapter One: Geneva and Her Reformation ; Chapter Two: The Company of Pastors ; Chapter Three: Vocation and Ordination ; Chapter Four: The Pastor's Household ; Chapter Five: Pastoral Rhythms ; Chapter Six: The Ministry of the Word ; Chapter Seven: The Ministry of Moral Oversight ; Chapter Eight: Pastors and their Books ; Chapter Nine: The Ministry of Pastoral Care ; Epilogue ; Notes ; Appendix ; Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press, USA The History and Character of Calvinism
Book SynopsisA comprehensive history of the Calvinist movement.Trade Review"[McNeill] has done a great service in presenting in one volume not only an account of the life and teaching of Calvin but a survey of Calvinism down to our own day....One of the best short accounts of Calvin available, based on a thorough knowledge both of his life and writings and of modern scholarship."--American Historical Review"Will surely remain the standard book on Calvinism for many years to come. It deserves wide currency and careful reading."--Albert C. Outler"McNeill has given us a very good and much needed volume on Reformed Christianity."--Leonard J. Tinterud, Theology Today"A book that will certainly be the historical reference volume on Calvin in the English language for years to come."--Hugh Thomson Kerr, Jr., The Christian Century"A masterful historical portrait of the whole movement of Calvinism."--Union Seminary Quarterly Review"An excellent coverage of Calvinistic thought, its development and its expansion."--Richard Cherok, Cincinnati Bible College and Seminary"Still the best available single volume on Calvin and Calvinism."--William Loyd Allen, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
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Oxford University Press John Calvin
Book SynopsisProfessor Bouwsma studies the theologian John Calvin as a way to bring into focus the cultural, psychological, and intellectual problems of the sixteenth century. He argues that Calvin represents an historical moment of transition from traditional modes of philosophical and religious thought to modern ones. Beginning with a description of the traditional culture of Calvin''s time, and of the moralism which exerted such a powerful hold over medieval thought, he goes on to identify the crucial issue in this transition as the ability of a culture to manage the anxiety of existence. Medieval society, by creating simplified polarities such as Good and Evil, he argues, was conspicuously successful in performing this task. Finally Bouwsma provides a critical analysis of this medieval philosophy, and explains the significance of Calvin''s concept of a New Order in providing an ethical system which no longer relied upon these established views of the world.Trade Review`There is a surprising and in many ways unexpected Calvin in the pages of this absorbing biography and intellectual study...fine study...Bousma's supremely readable work...brings to Calvin aprofound intellectual understanding and avital human sympathy ^social history society-autumn 1989`a fascinating book ... perceptive in the complex, and indeed risky, quest for the secrets of the heart of so controlled and guarded a person as Calvin. It is also fearlessly frank ... the man behind these institutions has been portrayed here with a pen both sharp and subtle.' Times Literary Supplement` A genuinely new insight into the man and into the sixteenth century as a whole.' John M. Todd, The New York Times Book Review`Bouwsma's portrait proves most valuable. Because, finally, it's the portrait of an intellectual sleepwalker of a man who thought he was doing one thing, like upholding authority, and ended up doing quite the opposite, like inspiring revolution.' San Francisco Chronicle Review'There is a surprising and in many ways unexpected Calvin in the pages of this absorbing biography and intellectual study ... Bouwsma's supremely readable work ... brings to Calvin a profound intellectual understanding and a vital human sympathy.' Michael Mullett, University of Lancaster, Social History Society'he draws attention to themes in Calvin easily overlooked' Paul Helm, The Banner of Truth'This book breaks new ground for students of Calvin and Calvinism ... this portrait of Calvin is not only enriching in itself but will encourage students of his teaching to a new care in its interpretation' Journal of Theological Studies'the clarity of its organization and the vigour of its style offer a welcome contrast to the labyrinthine prose of so many studies that take their philosophical pretensions too seriously ... Bouwsma has mastered the rhetoric he praises.' Kenneth J.E. Graham, University of California, Berkeley. Renaissance Studies'a formidably learned book ... a remarkable intellectual portrait ... By listening to Calvin's language and his patterns of argument across the broad range of his writings, he has constructed a beautifully organised, majestic and exciting study of the first rank in Calvin scholarship.' M. Greengrass, University of Sheffield, Journal of Ecclesiastical History`There is much here to interest and challenge. It is an exciting and novel exploration of a person who did not always say the same thing, who was eclectic in the influences he absorbed...Bouwsma provides the reader with a stimulating and refreshing study'. Francis M. Higman, English Historical Review, Oct 1991.'Bouwsma's experience of the period makes him an impressive guide ... there is much here to interest and challenge ... It is an exciting and novel exploration of a person who did not always say the same thing ... Bouwsma provides the reader with a stimulating and refreshing study.' Francis M. Higman, Institut d'Histoire de le Réformation, Geneva, EHR Oct. 91
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Oxford University Press, USA Black Puritan Black Republican The Life and Thought of Lemuel Haynes 17531833 Religion in America
Book SynopsisBorn in Connecticut, Lemuel Haynes was first an indentured servant, then a soldier in the Continental Army, and, in 1785, an ordained congregational minister. Haynes''s writings constitute the fullest record of a black man''s religion, social thought, and opposition to slavery in the late-18th and early-19th century. Drawing on both published and rare unpublished sourcess, John Saillant here offers the first comprehensive study of Haynes and his thought.Trade ReviewIn Haynes we have a significant but neglected figure whose life and writings link theology, republicanism, and abolitionism in ways that challenge prevailing notions of religion and republican ideology in the revolutionary and early national period. Haynes was a free man of color, minister, and author, steeped in Edwardsean Calvinism, who came of age to the shot heard round the world and the Declaration of Independence. He forged these seemingly diverse strands into a black critique of a slaveholding society that professed liberty and inalienable rights. Saillant has done a wonderful job of making Haynes' stance understandable and compelling. * Kenneth Minkema, Executive Editor, The Works of Jonathan Edwards *
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Oxford University Press Facing the Revocation
Book SynopsisWinner of the David H. Pinkney Prize of the French Historical SocietyWinner of the Frances Richardson Keller-Sierra Prize of the Western Association of Women HistoriansWinner of the Award for Best Scholarly Work of the National Huguenot Society The Edict of Nantes ended the civil wars of the Reformation in 1598 by making France a kingdom with two religions. Catholics could worship anywhere, while Protestants had specific locations where they were sanctioned to worship. Over the coming decades Protestants'' religious freedom and civil privileges eroded until the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, issued under Louis XIV in 1685, criminalized their religion.The Robillard de Champagné, a noble family, were among those facing the Revocation. They and their co-religionists confronted the difficult decision whether to obey this new law and convert, feign conversion and remain privately Protestant, or break the law and attempt to flee secretly in what was the first modern mass migration. In this sweeping family saga, Carolyn Chappell Lougee narrates how the Champagné family''s persecution and Protestant devotion unsettled their economic advantages and social standing. The family provides a window onto the choices that individuals and their kin had to make in these trying circumstances, the agency of women within families, and the consequences of their choices. Lougee traces the lives of the family members who escaped; the kin and community members who decided to stay, both complying with and resisting the king''s will; and those who resettled in Britain and Prussia, where they adapted culturally and became influential members of society. She challenges the narrative Huguenots told over subsequent generations about the deeper faith of those who opted for exile and the venal qualities of those who remained in France. A masterful and moving account of the Hugenots, Facing the Revocation offers a deeply personal perspective on one of the greatest acts of religious intolerance in history.Trade ReviewBuilding her book on decades of research and the unflagging pursuit of family papers, Lougee offers a detailed account of the varied responses of one extended family of Huguenot nobles to Louis XIV's revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The author effectively blends an intimate family portrait of the Robillard de Champagné with a broader historical account that offers a new perspective on the fate of the Huguenots and the limitations of the Sun King's power....In the end, each individual wrestled with the choice to convert or flee with considerations of family, property, class consciousness, and faith. Local officials appeared reluctant to enforce the royal prohibition against flight. The Champagné joined communities of Huguenot expatriates to rebuild their social network....Highly recommended. * CHOICE *This a compelling, if complicated history. Lougee conveys it with compassion and purpose, all the while maintaining an enquiring eye and critical distanceâShe relates with care and nuance the story of Marie de La Rochefoucauld, a Reformed matriarch whose determination and dedication combined with careful planning and financial acumen to not simply save, but in fact advance her family amid the appalling circumstances of religious oppression. The result is a highly original set of insights into the uncertainties and burdens that French Protestants encountered as they confronted the royal proscription of their ancestral religion....Throughout her study, Lougee reveals and investigates the female voice, which has so long been muted (though not entirely absent) in accounts of the Revocation and the Refuge. * Raymond Mentzer, Reviews in History *Carolyn Chappell Lougee's book sheds light on the complex experiences which led one French noble family to fragment in response to the Revocation, compelling many of them to start new lives (or end them) in the Netherlands, England and Ireland...The afterword, where Lougee tells the reader how she came across the first fragments of the archive that she has so lovingly reconstructed...is an absorbing narrative which wins the reader's admiration for her persistence in tracking down the papers, which had become as scattered as the Huguenots themselves. * Diarmaid MacCulloch, London Review of Books *Thanks to Lougee's relentless archival digging this book succeeds like no other in capturing the human voice of the Huguenot exile experience...Lougee's deeply moving account of their decisions and experiences provides an unparalleled and personal insight into the complexities faced by Huguenots that is so often lacking in current scholarship on early modern refugees * David van der Linden, Journal of Modern History *A masterful study of a provincial nobility and a Protestant communityâLougee's tracing of the Champagnés into exile rewrites our understanding of the RefugeâReading this excellent book in the midst of the world's current refugee crisis gives it a particular resonance. Of course, addressing that issue is not Lougee's purpose, but one can only hope that, in time, modern refugees will find as thorough and gifted an historian as she. * Keith P. Luria, Journal of Social History *A significant scholarly contribution that holds rich rewards for readers, and a compelling account of the experiences of one family among so many confronting a pivotal moment in early modern French history. * Susan Broomhall, H-France *The Champagné family are unusually well documented. This is partly the luck of survival, but finding this material and interpreting it required truly remarkable scholarship. Lougee's dissection of both Protestant and Catholic narratives is brilliant. Both technically and stylistically, this is superb historical writing....The story is wonderfully told, skillfully combining historical empathy with incisive, no-nonsense analysis of motives and of the consequences of individual decisions. Lougee challenges or nuances a number of myths that remain current in Huguenot memory and in some scholarly works: the emphasis on state persecution and on purely religious motivations for departure from France; the belief that the Protestant nobility massively abandoned the Reformed religion; and the idea that emigration marked a complete break with the past. * David Garrioch, American Historical Review *With rare sensitivity, Carolyn Lougee has pieced together from scattered and difficult sources the remarkable and previously unknown story of one extended aristocratic family confronted with the wrenching choice between migration and accommodation that faced nearly a million French Huguenots when Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes. Authoritatively situating the story of the Champagné family within local, national, and international contexts, Lougee entirely recasts our understanding of the character and human experience of the Revocation and the wider world of the Huguenot diaspora. * Philip Benedict, University of Geneva *A triumphant blend of meticulous archival research and storytelling. Lougee has sleuthed her way through European archives and dazzles with the results, yet she also captures the poignancy of a tale of one noble Protestant family riven by indecision, conflict, and betrayal, whose experience provides a more complex picture of the Huguenots' reaction to the Revocation. This is the story of a history-making family in a history-making book. * Ruth Whelan, National University of Ireland Maynooth *In this remarkable book, Carolyn Chappell Lougee explores the complexities of exile through the lens of one Huguenot family. Her story illuminates the messy, mixed-up reality in which individuals made complicated decisions, and the ambiguous and ambivalent experience of exile, from how it was lived to how it was remembered. This is history at its most human, its most dispassionate, and its most compelling. * Mark Greengrass, author of Christendom Destroyed *Combining the scope of a microhistory with the investigative tension of a thriller, Carolyn Lougee's book dramatically challenges accepted ideas about the impact of the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes on the French Protestant milieu. By reconstructing the destiny of the Champagnés, a Protestant noble family, Lougee reveals the plurality of choices made within the same household, demonstrating that those who chose abjuration were no less attached to their faith than those who decided to flee abroad. * André Burguière, École des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales *To flee or not to flee? Carolyn Chappell Lougee's deeply personal and learned quest to recover the fates of Huguenot noble families in the Saintonge is an exemplary study of the consequences of terrorizing persecution for those who were being defined as heretical. Lougee depicts an embarrassingly poignant moment in French history that henceforth must always be remembered. * Orest Ranum, The Johns Hopkins University *Table of ContentsPrincipal Personages Glossary Introduction Part One: The Champagné in Saintonge Chapter 1: A Family of the Charentes in Distaff Chapter 2: Faith of the Fathers and Will of the King Chapter 3: Marie in Jeopardy Chapter 4: Aunt Madelene's Offensive Chapter 5: Families Endure Part Two: Escaping from France Chapter 6: Preparing the Escape Chapter 7: Chancing Escape Part Three: Those Who Stayed Chapter 8: Thérèse's Guardian Chapter 9: Caring for Thérèse Chapter 10: Cousins Part Four: Resettling Abroad Chapter 11: Into the Refuge Chapter 12: Experiencing Exile Chapter 13: Marie at the Head of the Family Conclusion: History and Story Afterword: Retelling the Champagné Story Appendix: Family Trees Notes Bibliography Index
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Oxford University Press, USA Gangraena and the Struggle for the English Revolution
Book SynopsisA comprehensive study of Thomas Edwards's "Gangraena", probably the most important printed work of the English revolution. It provides an account of the printed polemic of the revolution and its place in the religious and political mobilization of the mid-1640s.Trade Review...a powerfully argued and wide-ranging study ... this volume represents a major scholarly achievement and will be essential reading * Philip Baker, Sharp News *...the level of detail in the book will undoubtedly provide historians with the resources for future scholarship * Nicholas MacDowell, Notes and Queries *Table of Contents1. Introductions ; 2. Gangraena as Heresiography ; 3. 'Like a universal leprosie over-spread this whole kingdom': City and Provinces in Gangreana ; 4. 'Books lately printed': Gangraena and the World of Print ; 5. Edwards, Gangreana, and Presbyterian Mobilisation ; 6. Conclusions ; Bibliography
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Oxford University Press, USA The Soteriology of James Ussher
Book SynopsisDrawing on material from a range of genres, with extensive reference to manuscript collections, Richard Snoddy offers a detailed study of James Usshers applied soteriology. After locating Ussher in the ecclesiastical context of seventeenth-century Ireland and England, Snoddy examines his teaching on the doctrines of atonement, justification, sanctification, and assurance. He considers their interconnection in Usshers thought, particularly the manner in which a general atonement functions as the ground of justification and the extent to which it functions as the ground of assurance. The book documents Usshers change of mind on a number of important issues, especially how, from holding to a limited atonement and an assurance that is of the essence of faith, he moved to belief in a general atonement and an assurance obtained through experimental piety. Within the framework of one widely accepted scholarly paradigm he appears to move from one logically inconsistent position to another, butTrade ReviewSnoddy has made a major contribution to the field of historical theology with this work. His careful analysis of the thought of an eminent Reformed theologian will be indispensable to researchers at postgraduate level and beyond working in the fields of Reformed theology, Reformation-era preaching, polemic, and pastoral concern, and religious reform in the British Isles. * Dr Susan Royal, Reviews in History *Table of ContentsContents ; Abbreviations ; Conventions ; Introduction ; 1. Vae Mihi Si Non Evangelizavero - The Preaching Prelate ; 2. Lubricus Locus - The Nature and Extent of the Atonement ; 3. 'This Sweet Doctrine' - Justification by Faith ; 4. 'An Imperfect Kinde of Perfection' - The Sanctified Life and Its Reward ; 5. 'The Comfortable Assurance of Our Salvation' - A Search for Certainty ; Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index
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Oxford University Press Fighting Fundamentalist
Book SynopsisFor most of his sixty-year career, the Reverend Carl McIntire was at the center of controversy. The best known and most influential of the fundamentalist radio broadcasters and anticommunists of the Cold War era, his many enemies depicted him as a dangerous far rightist, a racist, or a McCarthyite opportunist engaged in red-baiting for personal profit. Despised and hounded by liberals, revered by fundamentalists, and distrusted by the center, he became a lightning rod in the early American culture wars. Markku Ruotsila''s Fighting Fundamentalist, the first scholarly biography of McIntire, peels off the accumulated layers of caricature and makes a case for restoring McIntire to his place as one of the most consequential religious leaders in the twentieth-century United States. The book traces McIntire''s life from his early twentieth-century childhood in Oklahoma to his death in 2002. From his discipleship under J. Gresham Machen during the fundamentalist-modernist controversy, through Trade Reviewthis is an important, well-constructed book. It adds a significant chapter to the rise of politicised Evangelicalism, and it establishes the importance of Carl McIntire. * Joel A. Carpenter, Calvin College, Journal of Ecclesiastical History *We have long needed serious studies of both figures. In each case the authors serve us well. * Justus D. Doenec, Anglican and Episcopal History *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements ; Introduction ; Chapter 1 Beginnings: The Making of a Fundamentalist ; Chapter 2 Come-Outer: The Twentieth Century Reformation Movement ; Chapter 3 Leading the Charge: The Making of Christian Libertarianism ; Chapter 4 Cold Warrior: The Worldwide Fight for Liberation ; Chapter 5 Exposing Red Clergy: McCarthyism in the Churches ; Chapter 6 Massive Resistance: Struggles for Civil Rights ; Chapter 7 Under Siege: The Radical Right Years ; Chapter 8 "Kill a Commie": Marching for Victory in Vietnam ; Chapter 9 Broadening the Agenda: Towards the New Christian Right ; Chapter 10 Prophet Forsaken: The Last Years ; Epilogue: Carl McIntire's Legacy ; Manuscript Collections Consulted ; Notes ; Index
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Lulu.com Thomas Chalmers The chief Scottish man of his Time
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Zondervan For Calvinism
Book SynopsisIn an eloquent defense of Calvinist theology, author and professor Michael Horton invites us to explore the teachings of Calvinism—also commonly known as Reformed theology—by showing how it is biblical and Christ-centered, leading us to live our lives for the glory of God. The system of theology known as Calvinism has been immensely influential for the past five hundred years, but it''s often encountered negatively as a fatalistic belief system that confines human freedom and renders human action and choice irrelevant.Taking us beyond the caricatures and typical reactions, For Calvinism: Explores the historical roots of Reformed thought. Delivers the essence of Calvinism, examining its distinctive characteristics, such as election, atonement, effectual calling, and perseverance. Encourages us to consider its rich resources for faith and practice in the present age. As a companion to Roger Olso
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Lulu.com Letters of Samuel Rutherford Complete and Unabridged with biographical sketches of his correspondents and of his own life Hardcover
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Lulu.com Letters of Samuel Rutherford Complete and Unabridged with biographical sketches of his correspondents and of his own life
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Bloomsbury Academic Letters of the Divine Word The Perfections of God in Karl Barths Church Dogmatics TT Clark Studies in Systematic Theology 9
Book SynopsisThe Christian doctrine of God has traditionally been presented in two parts: an account of the existence and attributes of God on the one hand, and an account of God's triunity on the other. This study offers an analysis of Karl Barth's doctrine of the divine attributes (or 'perfections'), as it appears in his "Church Dogmatics II/1".Trade ReviewLiterate, articulate, a model of expositional clarity and care, this fine essay sets before us Barth's doctrine of the divine perfections in all its complexity, resonance, and power. It is an important contribution to a growing literature on a central dogmatic theme-and a welcome reminder of the abiding importance of the practice of theological commentary on the formative texts of the tradition. In the contested world of contemporary Barth scholarship, we can never be recalled too often to close reading of the sources themselves; it is the great merit of this exemplary study of Church Dogmatics II/1 to do just that. -- Donald Wood, University of Aberdeen, UK.Price has given us a great gift: a careful and charitable guided tour through one of the most complex sections of Barth's Church Dogmatics. His close exposition of Barth's text unveils the inner logic of Barth's argument by highlighting important connections and insights that often go unnoticed. Chapter by chapter, he opens up new vistas from which we can view the contours of Barth's entire theology more clearly, and the result is a better grasp of Barth's ongoing relevance for contemporary thought. This book stands in the best tradition of theological commentary, and it will be valuable to any theologian engaged in a serious study of Barth's theology or the doctrine of God. -- Keith L. Johnson, Assistant Professor of Theology, Wheaton College, IL, USA..It is elegantly written, demonstrates broad knowledge and sharp analysis of the secondary literature, a keen eye for exegetical detail, and fidelity to ‘the pastoral warmth and kerygmatic urgency,’ which characterizes Barth’s own writing …it offers not only instruction in Barth’s thought, but also a compelling model for theological engagement…Letters of the Divine Word has caused this reader to want to pick-up Barth’s doctrine once again and, in light of new insights and vantage points, to read from the beginning, ‘to marvel with him at the beauty’ of God’s glory and live gratefully before the One who 'gives pleasure, creates desire, and rewards with enjoyment.' * The Center for Barth Studies *Table of ContentsChapter 1 locates Barth's doctrine of the divine perfections within the unfolding logic of the Church Dogmatics and then surveys the state of Barth scholarship on this doctrine.; Chapter 2 provides historical and systematic context for Barth's doctrine, tracing significant threads of development in this doctrine within the Christian theological tradition and describing the theological function of the doctrine of the divine perfections.; Chapter 3 through 6 provide focused analysis each of the four sections of Barth's doctrine of the perfections, pausing at various points to address relevant debates within broader Barth scholarship.; Chapter 7 identifies some of the key theological decisions which shape Barth's account of God's perfections.; Chapter 8 argues that Barth's doctrine of the divine perfections represents his mature thought on this aspect of the doctrine of God - an aspect that is refined, but not dispensed with, in Church Dogmatics IV.
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