Creation, Fall, Redemption is the pattern of human existence. First God forms, then we deform, and then He reforms. We know this pattern exists because we see it all around us...we experience it... More > daily. But why?
If God is all powerful and all loving why has He allowed sin and all its baggage to exist? A monumental question indeed, and one that needs to be answered from the Scriptures. Why Reformation? attempts to answer this question and a few others by taking a closer look at what reformation is. Using the Bible and reason, this book navigates through ten areas of reformation that the author has experienced in his own life, all while keeping an eye on the big question: Why?< Less
Creation, Fall, Redemption is the pattern of human existence. First God forms, then we deform, and then He reforms. We know this pattern exists because we see it all around us...we experience it... More > daily. But why?
If God is all powerful and all loving why has He allowed sin and all its baggage to exist? A monumental question indeed, and one that needs to be answered from the Scriptures. Why Reformation? attempts to answer this question and a few others by taking a closer look at what reformation is. Using the Bible and reason, this book navigates through ten areas of reformation that the author has experienced in his own life, all while keeping an eye on the big question: Why?< Less
This is a reprint of a unique, rich book of intellectual history, the third and last in the series, published in 1873. It covers most of the 18th century in England. Author John Hunt recaps, with a... More > high degree of clarity, brevity, and objectivity, a great number of religious and philosophical controversies, such as the "Arian" controversy between Clarke and Waterland of roughly 1712-29, various controversies about church-state relations, baptism, the eucharist, biblical criticism, belief in miracles, virtue, the nature of the soul, arguments for God's existence, natural theology, evil, faith, deism, idealism, David Hume's skepticism, the atonement, unitarianism, Calvinism, and Christian apologetics.< Less
Reprint of the 1871 edition. A unique book of intellectual history, tracing the course of many religious controversies in England from about 1661 to 1720, including the famous Deism controversy, the... More > Trinitarian controversy of the 1690s, and controversies relating to religious freedom, the Quakers, evidences of Christianity, miracles, mysteries, and so on. The author tries, with varying degrees of success, to merely report both sides of the controversy without inserting (too much of) his own opinions. An unique source for students of historical theology or early modern English philosophy, or anyone interested in religious toleration or protestant theology.
Note: this reprint bears some flaws of the original book. For other reprints of books on the Trinity, see trinities.org/books.< Less
This is a reprint of a unique, rich book of intellectual history, the third and last in the series, published in 1873. It covers most of the 18th century in England. Author John Hunt recaps, with a... More > high degree of clarity, brevity, and objectivity, a great number of religious and philosophical controversies, such as the "Arian" controversy between Clarke and Waterland of roughly 1712-29, various controversies about church-state relations, baptism, the eucharist, biblical criticism, belief in miracles, virtue, the nature of the soul, arguments for God's existence, natural theology, evil, faith, deism, idealism, David Hume's skepticism, the atonement, unitarianism, Calvinism, and Christian apologetics.< Less
A teacher's thoughts on what's wrong with the American education system, what the purpose of education ought to be, what an ideal education system would be like, and why we'll never be able to... More > overhaul the present system.< Less
Christian doctrine as it is commonly taught is much too difficult for the average lay person to understand. However, an in-depth study of God and his ways provides the only reliable basis for all... More > true Christian thought and practice and is therefore both essential and practical for all believers to undertake. Every major doctrine is examined in this Book and is discussed at some length in simple language with the layman in mind. The great Reformation truth that salvation is received totally by the grace of God through faith alone forms the foundation of this effort. The author then endeavors to continue the work of reform by reexamining today’s commonly accepted Christian teaching in the light of Holy Scripture, as did the early reformers. The important work of the Reformation never ends as the torch is passed down from one generation of believers to the next to deal with the infiltration of error into the doctrine of truth.< Less
Christian doctrine as it is commonly taught is much too difficult for the average lay person to understand. However, an in-depth study of God and his ways provides the only reliable basis for all... More > true Christian thought and practice and is therefore both essential and practical for all believers to undertake. Every major doctrine is examined in this Book and is discussed at some length in simple language with the layman in mind. The great Reformation truth that salvation is received totally by the grace of God through faith alone forms the foundation of this effort. The author then endeavors to continue the work of reform by reexamining today’s commonly accepted Christian teaching in the light of Holy Scripture, as did the early reformers. The important work of the Reformation never ends as the torch is passed down from one generation of believers to the next to deal with the infiltration of error into the doctrine of truth.< Less
From the "school of hard knocks" comes a Baby Boomer's insights into what's wrong in America with workable, real world and common sense SOLUTIONS to fix it! You won't find endless estimates... More > and calculations here. With these reforms, simply explained from the BEST ideas out there, will our baby boomer generation tackle and resolve some of the most perplexing issues we face? Joe Ostrich knows WE WILL. Included are dozens of web link sources to think tanks, news sources and organizations active in enacting a SOLUTION, at the end of each chapter for easy reference! Joe Ostrich knows our turn has come: we have an opportunity and responsibility to protect and shape America for future generations. His viewpoints on a wide array of topics will not only provoke thought but inspire action to tackle the problems that must be addressed for America to continue as the home of the brave and land of the free. Open your mind to the world of JOE OSTRICH! Enact your future! 129 pages. 2005 Copyright by Average Joe Ostrich.< Less
From the "school of hard knocks" comes a Baby Boomer's insights into what's wrong in America with workable, real world and common sense SOLUTIONS to fix it! You won't find endless estimates... More > and calculations here. With these reforms, simply explained from the BEST ideas out there, will our baby boomer generation tackle and resolve some of the most perplexing issues we face? Joe Ostrich knows WE WILL. Included are dozens of web link sources to think tanks, news sources and organizations active in enacting a SOLUTION, at the end of each chapter for easy reference! Joe Ostrich knows our turn has come: we have an opportunity and responsibility to protect and shape America for future generations. His viewpoints on a wide array of topics will not only provoke thought but inspire action to tackle the problems that must be addressed for America to continue as the home of the brave and land of the free. Open your mind to the world of JOE OSTRICH! Enact your future! 129 pages. 2005 Copyright by Average Joe Ostrich.< Less
