Christianity and Liberalism (Paperback)
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Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Author: Machen, J. Gresham
Textbook Note AP 101E: 100%; CH 131: 100%; CH 321: 100%
ISBN-10: 0802811213 | ISBN-13: 9780802811219
Binding: Paperback
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"Christianity and Liberalism is a masterpiece and without doubt the single most important book ever written by a Westminster professor." - Carl R. Trueman, Westminster Theological Seminary
Recommended by K. Scott Oliphint of Westminster Theological Seminary.
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Publisher Description: J. Gresham Machen was a famed Christian scholar about whom Moody Monthly said this: "Machen's lifelong plea for holding forth the Word of God and the Christ of the Bible must be the watchword for every pastor and layman who wants to climb the heights of spiritual power and pass on to succeeding generations a Christian faith that will stand."
This book, written in response to the liberalism that arose in the early 1900s, is a classic defense of orthodox Christianity. To expose the fallacies of liberalism and strengthen the orthodox position, Machen establishes the importance of scriptural doctrine and contrasts the teachings of liberalism and orthodoxy on god, humanity, the Bible, Christ, salvation, and the church. these issues remain in conflict today, testifying to the continuing relevance of this important work.
189 Pages
Published: 1923
About the Author: J. Gresham Machen (1881-1937) was professor of New Testament at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His other books include Christian Faith in the Modern World, What is Faith?, and The Origin of Paul's Religion.
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World Magazine: One of the Centuries Top 100 Books (1999)
Christianity Today: Top 100 Books of the 20th Century (2000)
"This is an admirable book . . . a cool and stringent defense of orthodox Protestantism."
- Walter Lippmann
'Christianity and Liberalism is a masterpiece and without doubt the single most important book ever written by a Westminster professor. In this work, J Gresham Machen lays out in simple terms all that is at stake in the struggle between those who build their theology on an acceptance of the Bible as God's holy and inerrant word and those who do not. It is not a struggle between siblings; it is not a struggle between two equally legitimate visions of biblical Christianity; rather, it is a struggle between Christianity and a variety of impostors to that title. This small book is a veritable treasure trove of giant truths. I would urge all Christians to read it every year, not simply to remind themselves of why Westminster came into existence, but to see why it is crucial that institutions such as Westminster remain faithful to their calling. Above all, this work serves as a reminder of what is really at stake in the struggle for biblical authority, for theological truth-claims, for supernaturalism, and for the exclusivity of Christ: nothing less than the soul of Christianity itself.'
- Dr.Carl R. Trueman, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Church History, Westminster Theological Seminary
Staff Review: The widespread dissolution of Christian doctrine in the 20th century highlights how easily Christian charity slides into fuzzy thinking. The same lures to theological indifference persist today, to which a few pages of Machen serve as an able antidote.
-Matthew Harmon, Westminster Bookstore Staff, August 2006
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