Download or read book The Practical Calvinist written by Peter A. Lillback and published by Mentor. This book was released on 2002 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Thirty Years D. Clair Davis taught Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. His influence will not be fully known until the next life but as a measure of the esteem that he is held in, this remarkable volume has been prepared. Section 1 consists of 5 articles written by D. Clair Davis himself looking anew at the 5 points of Calvinism. Section 2 looks at the Reformed Heritage through Church History. Section 3 is a revealing, charming and often amusing collection of anecdotes by colleagues, students and friends of Dr Davis. Section 4 is a bibliography of Dr Davis' wide and varied writings. A useful reference source in itself.
Download or read book Presbyterians and American Culture written by Bradley J. Longfield and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a history of Presbyterians in American culture from the early eighteenth to the late twentieth century. Longfield assesses both the theological and cultural development of American Presbyterianism, with particular focus on the mainline tradition that is expressed most prominently in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He explores how Presbyterian churches--and individuals rooted in those churches--influenced and were influenced by the values, attitudes, perspectives, beliefs, and ideals assumed by Americans in the course of American history. The book will serve as an important introduction to Presbyterian history that will interest historians, students, and church leaders alike.
Download or read book Black and Reformed written by Allan Aubrey Boesak and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays represent a forceful, relentless engagement with the political, social, economic, and theological pillars upon which South African apartheid rested. In the renewed struggles against global apartheid, Boesak's writings, in their theological grounding and with their social and political challenge, come across as alive, relevant, and powerful as they were in the struggle against South African apartheid, offering valuable insights and lessons for ongoing justice struggles today.
Download or read book A History of the Presbyterian Church in America written by Richard Webster and published by . This book was released on 1857 with total page 1140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America 1871 1920 written by William Joseph Edgar and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-15 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Covenantal Life written by Sarah Ivill and published by Reformation Heritage Books. This book was released on 2018-12-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, many of us have lost our appreciation of the beauty of covenant theology and covenant community, and this has had dire consequences for us, resulting in misunderstandings of theology and individualism and isolationism in the church. Author Sarah Ivill believes that a key solution to this problem is a robust understanding of covenant theology, which will deepen our knowledge of Scripture and enable us to truly serve our sisters by pointing them to Christ. In The Covenantal Life , the author clearly and concisely sets forth the beauty of covenant theology and covenant community and encourages us to learn sound doctrine so that we can think biblically about the circumstances in our lives—and then help our sisters in Christ to do so as well.
Download or read book Stewards of Our Heritage written by Virginia F. Rainey and published by Geneva Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first history of the Presbyterian Historical Society is a thorough, well-researched presentation.
Download or read book American Presbyterianism written by Charles Augustus Briggs and published by New York, C. Scribner. This book was released on 1885 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of the Presbyterian Church in America written by Frank Joseph Smith and published by . This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 607 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Presbyterian Creeds written by Jack Rogers and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides clergy, laity, and students with a thorough introduction to their faith as set forth in the Book of Confessions. Jack Rogers explains technical terms and places current issues in perspective by examining the meaning of the creeds, confessions, and declarations found in the Book of Confessions. He examines their role in history, their full meaning, and their continued relevance to the Christian community.
Download or read book For a Continuing Church written by Sean Michael Lucas and published by . This book was released on 2015-11 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full scholarly account of the theological and social forces that brought about the creation of the Presbyterian Church in America, using primary archival, newspaper, and magazine material.
Download or read book True Spirituality written by Francis Schaeffer and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-01-27 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis Shaeffer had been serving as a pastor for over a decade when he began to wonder if Christianity really made a difference in people’s lives. True Spirituality, a twentieth-century spiritual classic, outlines the result of his effort to “start at the beginning” and re-examine his faith. The book is a treasure trove of wisdom for Christians trying to discover what true spirituality looks like in everyday life. Includes a foreword by Chuck Colson and an introduction by Dr. Jerram Barrs, director of the Schaeffer Institute.
Download or read book A Concise History of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America written by William Henry Roberts and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Robert Lewis Dabney written by Sean Michael Lucas and published by P & R Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new biography on Robert Lewis Dabney presents Dabney as a representative southern Presbyterian who provides a window into the post bellum southern Presbyterian mind.
Download or read book On Being Presbyterian written by Sean Michael Lucas and published by P & R Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As I have been doing this work, the questions that I have kept in the forefront of my mind are: How did the PCA come to be the way it currently is? What is the connection between the way the conservative movement in the old southern Presbyterian church developed and the way the PCA lives and breathes as a church of God doing kingdom business today? These historical questions have led me to a more pressing question which I have faced as a teaching elder in the PCA: Do conservative Presbyterian churches, as represented in my denomination, embrace their Presbyterian identity? Or do other ideas, practices, and narratives serve to shape them? In other words, one could read the history of the PCA as an attempt to answer the question: What does it mean to be a (conservative) Presbyterian in the postmodern age? - Preface.
Download or read book Presbyterians in South Carolina 1925 1985 written by Nancy Snell Griffith and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2016-09-12 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of South Carolina Presbyterians between 1925 and 1985 covers a period of great development achieved through many difficulties in church and society. We tell the story not only of the churches belonging to the PCUS, sometimes called "southern Presbyterians," but also African-American churches and institutions in South Carolina established after the Civil War by PCUSA missionaries from the North. For all Presbyterians, events between the World Wars challenged the moral stances birthed by Protestants to build a Christian America. Women's right to vote came to the nation in 1920, but claiming equality of women's roles in mainline churches took decades of advocacy. The Great Depression engulfed the whole nation, eroding funds for churches, missions, and institutions. World War II set the scene for a great period of church expansion. When moral and cultural challenges came from the Civil Rights Movement and the war in Vietnam, the church increasingly began to face these issues and tensions, both theological and social, as they arose among the members of historic denominations. An effort began to reintegrate African-American churches into the Synod of South Carolina. As the Synod of South Carolina was taken up into a larger regional body in 1973, its more conservative churches began to withdraw from the PCUS. Many congregations began to shrink and the resources for mission diminished. In telling this story we hope to provide insights into how Presbyterians in South Carolina contributed to culture, connecting their religious life and practices to a larger social setting. May a fresh look at the recent past stir us to renewal ahead.
Download or read book The Presbyterian Predicament written by Milton J. Coalter and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this volume, six prominent writers from different disciplines strive to analyze the Presbyterian predicament and to offer solutions. The authors each approach this theme from a different angle, resulting in a varied and highly informative look at the state of the Presbyterian Church. Through its examination of American Presbyterianism, the Presbyterian Presence series illuminates patterns of change in mainstream Protestantism and American religious and cultural life in the twentieth century.
