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Books for Reformed Thinkers
Here are 30 (or more) books that we recommend for reformed thinkers. Dive into church history, study biblical doctrine, or deepen your faith... this list includes a variety of topics and features authors like Wayne Grudem, Michael Horton, Tim Challies, and Michael Bird. Bonus - they're all on sale! Save up to 60% on books and up to 90% on ebooks! View ebook deals on Amazon. Not in the U.S.? You can still get ebook deals on our Church Source page. Offer valid 10/27/21-11/3/21 (11:59pm est).
325 The First Council of Nicaea
At stake in the church's first general council was the simplest, yet most profound, question: Who is Jesus Christ? Bruce L. Shelley Subscribe to Christianity Today and get instant access to past issues of Christian History! Email Address Subscribe to the selected newsletters. Free Newsletters More Newsletters July 4, 325, was a memorable day.
The Man They Made a Monkey
As a complement to our coverage of "The Ten Most Influential Christians of the Twentieth Century," historian Bruce Shelley highlighted a few of the most controversial Christians of the century. One of his selections is the famous fundamentalist William Jennings Bryan, whose story is a perfect example of winning the battle while losing the war. —Elesha Coffman Bryan made his last impression on public opinion from a sweltering courtroom in Dayton, Tennessee, in 1925.
Directions: Is Christmas Pagan?
Q: A friend says her church doesn't celebrate Christmas because it began as a pagan holiday. Why then do most churches celebrate Christmas? A: Was the event we now call Christmas originally a "pagan holiday"? In some ways. Does that mean the church should discard it, along with its lights, tinsel, and increasing commercialism? Only if we are prepared to abandon many other holidays and common Christian practices that the early church co-opted for its own purpose of glorifying Christ.
Fine-Tuning the Incarnation
Shortly after the turn of the second century, Pliny the Younger, governor of Bithynia in Asia Minor, consulted Emperor Trajan about the rapidly spreading Christian "superstition" in his district, asking him what he should do about it.
7 Essentials of a Healthy Hospital Visit
Several years ago my own surgery taught me a few things about how to visit a friend in the hospital. These visits can be made for a lot of reasons: duty, friendship, repayment of a favor. But a call that truly ministers aims to help heal the patient's soul. Here are seven elements of soul care in a hospital setting.
The Reformation Connection
Subscribe to Christianity Today and get instant access to past issues of Christian History! Jan Hus has always been difficult to place precisely in the history of Christian thought. Does he belong to the Middle Ages or to early modern times? Is he a representative of medieval heretical dissent or a precursor of Martin Luther, John Calvin, and the sixteenth-century Reformation? Was he merely a local leader of a Czech movement or a figure of wider European significance?
American Adventism: The Great Disappointment
Subscribe to Christianity Today and get instant access to past issues of Christian History! In recent years, we have almost come to expect the well-publicized reports from Bible-belt Texas and avant-garde California of a self-proclaimed prophet announcing the end of the world. He attracts a large following or triggers a near panic—and ends up wrong. The most famous case on American soil, however, took place in the northeastern United States just before the Civil War.
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