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I found this book helpful in learning about what it means to be a Deacon.

Great resource book for any Deacon.
We got this book when we were brand new Presbyterian Deacons and found it very worthwhile. Lots of info, all the Book of Order, Ordination info too. Recommend it for any Deacon, new or returning. Came quickly, packed well too. ... Read more

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The Presbyterian Handbook has engaged thousands of Presbyterians and other Christians in their everyday faith with a distinctive blend of historical and theological information, fun-filled facts, and practical tips on being a churchgoing follower of Jesus Christ. Now comes The Presbyterian Handbook for Pastors, which captures all of the essential information any pastor needs to serve and lead in any situation in one volume. Complete with illustrations and bits of humor, this handy resource is ideal for Presbyterian pastors, lay pastors, seminary students, candidates for ministry, and all those seeking the perfect gift for their pastors. ... Read more

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The Presbyterian Handbook for Pastors
A really good book full of sage advice for pastors. Written with just enough humor to keep it interesting. Book arrived on time and in great shape. Thanks very much.

Practical Fun that Reviews the Basics
This is a companion to The Presbyterian Handbook written specifically for pastors.It is easy to read and offers pastors a review of the practicalities of ministry, some of which are not covered in Seminary curriculum.The drawings are amusing and some of the discussion of pastoral situations are down right funny.It is a light-hearted look at the ministry and doesn't take the pastoral ministry too seriously while getting the reader to look as the practicalities of ministry in a new way.The section on self-care is well written.This is a great gift book for a newly ordained minister or recent seminary graduate.

A must-read for seminarians
This book tells what most seminaries won't tell you--namely how the "real world" works.When I left seminary I had a good grasp on systematic theology but precious little understanding of how to be a minister.I now mentor seminarians, and this book is required reading for them.It also works as a springboard to discuss issues related to functioning within the local church.I think the title should be changed, as it certainly applies to other denominations.It's practical and written with a sense of humor as well! ... Read more

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This is an excellent, if dated, introduction to a small, but potent force in American Presbyterianism.Of interest is the influence of continental Reformed tradition on Machen and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.The group that some classify as a "right wing minority" can be more generously labeled as thoughtful men who provided a gentle impetus to put the "O" in "Orthodox."

It seems the time has come for an update: When are we going to hear about the last 30 years of OP history?

How can this be the same Hart who wrote "Defending the Faith"?
For more than ten years now Hart has written some of the best American church history around.His scholarly biography of Machen was widely acclaimed and in some ways set the standard for its genre.

But this book is so utterly foreign to that Hart writing I have come to love.Balance, and indeed charity, often seems discarded for the sake of savaging the majority views of the OPC during their many controversies.Hart not only consistently sides with the right-wing minority camps within the OPC, but he shows little respect for the majority.I gotta say -- you should proceed with humility when your view is one of a minority (right-wing camp) within a minority (OPC) within a minority (conservative Reformed folk) within a minority (confessional Christians)!

The OPC has a long, interesting and, in many cases, heroic history.Despite the editorializing, much of that wonderful story shines through on these pages. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images from the Cornell University Library New York State Historical monographs collection. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This book challenges American Presbyterians to remember their calling as Christians. The authors believe that Presbyterians are summoned to a character of life that will awaken and address the religious questions of today with powerful and persuasive Christian perspectives and answers. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Popular Presbyterian author and editor Don McKim returns with a follow-up to the Geneva Press best seller Presbyterian Questions, Presbyterian Answers. This study-friendly guide articulates the basic tenets of the faith and answers some of the most frequently asked questions about being a Presbyterian. The comprehensive volume is divided into the following sections: "About Presbyterians," "Presbyterians and Others," "Presbyterian Theology," "Christian Life," "Worship and Sacraments," "Social-Ethical Issues," and "The Future." ... Read more

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Sermons for the City and Beyond
There are those who have always believed cities to be impersonal, heartless, brutal places.Then there are those who minister to the countless souls who inhabit the vast metropolis, her throbing pulse offast-moving traffic, clanging sounds of commerce, dissonant halls ofpolitics and governance.Perhaps nowhere else is the soul more tested thenin the bowels of a thriving city, where the yearning for a quiet word ofpeace and a sound-proof sanctuary of prayer are often the only thing thatcan bring order to the vibrant chaos of city life.It is into this worldthat we are privilaged to hear (read) a fresh word of hope from the heartsand minds of two great communicators of the Gospel, Elam Davies and JohnBuchanan.

Lifted from the quiet sanctuary of the historic FourthPresbyterian Church in Chicago, these sermon selections represent a word tothat city and to cities everywhere.Drawn from the archives of both men,these sermons allow the reader to enter the flow of a preaching ministry inthe big city.Beginning with six sermons from the pen of Elam Davies,pastor emeritis, his messages reflect the pulse of the sixties, seventiesand early eighties, as Chicago struggled through the turmoil of domesticand foreign political tensions that gripped our nation in those decades. One particularly gripping message was delivered one Palm Sunday ("TheProtest of a Modern Palm Sunday") in 1968, about the tragic anduntimely death of Martin Luther King.In it, Davies boldly takes us intothe grim reality of that difficult time.It's magnificently brilliantcomparison between the events in Jerusalem in A.D. 33 and those of Memphis,Tennessee, A.D. 68, pull the imagination in ways that can only draw thereader closer toward the center of the Gospel message.

Likewise,Buchanan, the current occupant of the Fourth Church pulpit, formermoderator of the Presbyterian Church USA (P.C.U.S.A.), and newly selectededitor and publisher of "The Christian Century", too, can grasphold the heart as well the mind.His "Who Wants to Be NumberOne?" and "And Mercy Shall Follow Me" do far more thanmerely tickle the intellect or pull upon heartstrings.There is meat andpotatoes here for the starving, clothed in the lush, soft textures of agolden, savory gravy.

All in all, these words seem able somehow totranscend the pages upon which the ink has come to rest.Two great men,two great preachers, two great selections.Though Davies is the clearmaster of the two, reflecting a power and eloquence that few possesed inhis day or in our own, Buchanan comes as close as most can to that qualityof preaching that has, for the loss of an audience equal to it, "gonethe way of all flesh."

As the liner states, "In the heart ofChicago, Illinois, there is a church with an enduring history of preacherswho have addressed a gathered people with great power.At FourthPresbyterian Church, it is in this exchange between preacher andcongregation that the word comes alive."So it shall be said of thisbook and her readers. ... Read more

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This classic treatment of infant baptism, first published in 1940, rearticulates the historic Presbyterian view. With many Presbyterians neglecting infant baptism or emptying it of meaning, Lewis Bevens Schenck makes a compelling case for the doctrine of children in the covenant.

The author also identifies factors in the church’s history that have affected this doctrine, reveals that a divergent conception of this doctrine has surfaced, and demonstrates that this conception involves a different idea of the church, the covenant, and children’s place in the covenant.

Frank A. James III, professor of historical theology at Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, has contributed an introduction to this reprint edition. The book was originally published by Yale University Press.

"We heartily recommend this splendid work. Dr. Schenck has rendered us a great service. . . . We hope that through it the Presbyterian Churches may once more acquire a true insight into the real meaning of the covenant and into the significance of infant baptism."—Louis Berkhof (1940) ... Read more

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Great history and defense of church membership for children
While there are many good books that defend the doctrine of infant baptism from the perspective of covenant theology, there are very few that relate the doctrine of infant baptism to the position of baptized children in the church and their relation to the Lord.This particular question is answered in different ways by Presbyterian and other Reformed churches that practice infant baptism and agree on its overall significance.

Recently the Federal Vision debate has reopened this discussion.According to the FV, baptism actually regenerates the infant infallibly.The baptized child is not only presumed to be regenerated by his baptism, he actually is regenerated.He has all spiritual graces in Christ (except the grace of perseverance).There is no difference in the spiritual state of a regenerated child who remains faithful and dies in the Lord and a child who later apostatizes and ends in hell.

This view of the FV, a virtual denial of the doctrine of Christian perseverance, has provoked reactions in Presbyterian churches.Most react by saying that grace is conveyed only to the elect in baptism, not to all.The time that that grace is conveyed may be before, during, or after the actual time of baptism.Further, the grace of regeneration may be given to children who are not baptized at all.On these points most traditional Presbyterians agree.However, they are divided over another, related question.What is the spiritual state of baptized children?Assuming that we cannot know certainly the elective decree of God, and we do not know who is actually regenerated and who is not, and we do not believe that baptism infallibly guarantees regeneration to anyone, how are we to regard the baptized children of the church?

These questions affect our pastoral practice and the attitudes and actions of parents in our churches.Are the children to be regarded as unsaved, needing conversion, still in the devil's power until we can lead them to a conversion experience?Or, on the other side, are they to be regarded as already regenerated by God, and therefore receptive to the teaching and nurture they receive from their parents and the church?Along the same line, are they members of the church and under its oversight and discipline?Or, are they still outside the church, not subject to its discipline until they "join" the church by their own profession of faith?

It is with these questions that this book provides real help and guidance.Lewis Bevens Schenck (1898-1985) graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary (Th.M.) and from Yale University (Ph.D).For thirty-nine years he served as J. W. Cannon Professor of Bible and Religion at Davidson College in North Carolina.This extensively researched and detailed book is based on his doctoral dissertation at Yale.It is the major literary achievement of his scholarly career.

Schenck was disturbed because many Presbyterian churches of his acquaintance took what he considered to be a more baptistic view, that baptized children were still spiritually unregenerate, and had no special standing in the church other than their being exposed to its teaching and example.They needed to be born again.Only after their conscious conversion could they be admitted to the church as believers.

Schenck believed this common way of thinking was not properly biblical or Presbyterian.Rather, he believed that children of believing parents belong to the Lord as his own children and that we should treat them as already regenerated by God, but in need of teaching and nurture, so that they would learn the truths they were to believe and know God as he is revealed in Scripture.An unregenerate child would reject the gospel teachings; a regenerate child would receive and welcome these teachings.Parents and the church needed to recognize baptized children as members of the church, not as hostile to it.The presumption that their children were already regenerated by the Lord should serve as an encouragement to parents that their teachings would not fall on deaf ears.If a child should grow older and reveal an unregenerate heart by disbelief or scandalous sin, it is the duty of the church to exercise its discipline.It is important to note that "presumptive regeneration," the traditional Reformed view that Schenck espouses, is not the same as "actual" or "necessary regeneration"; we do not know if an individual child is regenerate; we only presume him to be and treat him as such.This differs significantly from the FV position.Schenck wrote this book to demonstrate that his view was the traditional view of Calvin and the early Reformed church, the Westminster Assembly, and the bulk of Presbyterians until the revivalistic movements of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

This book concentrates on the history of the Reformed and Presbyterian churches since the time of the Reformation.It does contain some biblical arguments for infant baptism and its meaning, but these arguments are not a major thrust of the book; they are intermingled with the theological discussions through the various historical eras.

In his first chapter Schenck provides detailed and extensive quotations from the early leaders in the Reformed tradition, along with commentary and discussion, interacting with scholars who agree with and who oppose his understanding of these leaders.He discusses at length Calvin, Zwingli, Oecolampadius, Bullinger, Olevianus, Ursinus, and Knox, giving the longest discussion to Calvin.He also examines the Reformed creeds, including the Gallican Confession of Faith, the Belgic Confession, the Heidelberg Catechism, and the Westminster Standards.Likewise, he traces this doctrine through the theologians most responsible for the origin and development of covenant theology, Cocceius and Witsius.This chapter also contains a lengthy delineation of the adoption of this theology by the early Presbyterians and its codification in the Westminster Standards and in the regulations and practices of the early Presbyterian churches in Britain and America.

Calvin and the early Presbyterians agreed that we baptize our infants, not in order that they may be regenerated (as the FV asserts), but because we are to regard them as already regenerated by God.They have a right to the seal of baptism as much as any adult who confesses Christ.We are to receive into the fellowship of the church infants of believers with that same confidence that we receive adults who profess the true religion.We receive adults on the basis of their profession; we receive their children on the basis of God's promise.Schenck demonstrates conclusively that this was the position of Calvin, the other Reformed leaders, the Westminster divines, and the early Presbyterians.

The second chapter of the book shows how laxity in church teaching and discipline led to the inclusion of a large number of Presbyterian church members who did not appear to have the saving graces.A partial cause of this decline was the theology of the "half-way covenant."While this unfortunate view did not gain a majority status among Presbyterians, it led to an overreaction in the revivalistic movements, which demanded a discreet "conversion experience," often including massive guilt and the emotionally powerful change to relief and joy at the point of conversion.Those church members who believed in Christ, led orderly Christian lives, but could not remember such a personal experience were accused of being hypocrites and lost until they could have it.This conflict produced the Old Side - New Side division in the eighteenth century, and many divisions surrounding the nineteenth century revivals as well.The extraordinary measures taken during these revivals tended to replace the more ordinary process of infant baptism and Christian nurture as the most desirable way to make disciples and build churches.

The third chapter continues the development of this conflict into the nineteenth century.Schenck provides ample documentation to show how the pro-revivalist Presbyterians tended to associate baptism, not with the eternal covenant of grace, but with an ecclesiastical covenant made with Abraham.Baptized children were taken under the general guidance of the church, but were not presumed to be regenerate; in fact, they were presumed to be unregenerate (unless they died in infancy, in which case they were regenerate).In general the Southern theologians favored the revivalist view, while the Northern theologians favored the traditional view that baptized children were presumed to be regenerate.This conflict of perspective produced an extended theological argument between Charles Hodge and J. H. Thornwell, which Schenck traces in some detail.The particular issue that brought the conflict to the fore was the attempt to amend the Presbyterian Book of Discipline so that baptized children were removed from the discipline of the church session.This was the natural consequence of considering them to be unbelievers until they gave their own professions of faith.In this regard Thornwell had very harsh words regarding the spiritual state of the church's baptized children (pp. 94-95).When the Presbyterian Church divided during the Civil War, the Southern church continued to consider this change, finally adopting it in 1879.

The fourth chapter defends the doctrine that covenant children are to be considered as regenerated by God on the basis of God's promise, and therefore are entitled to receive baptism and be under the care and discipline of the church.Schenck provides a detailed examination of the Princeton theology regarding infant salvation and baptism, comparing the writings of several of its professors to those of Calvin and the early Reformers and contrasting them from later schools of thought, such as the New England theology.His careful analysis exposes and avoids the extremes that some have taken on one side or the other of this issue.He also includes a valuable discussion of the relation of the promise that God would save our children to the responsibilities of the parents and the church in bringing up their children in the nurture of the Lord.God uses means in bringing faith and sanctification; we cannot expect him to work apart from those means.While we "presume" their regeneration, and "consider" them as saved, we still have the obligation to teach the saving truths to them in time; indeed, this doctrine encourages that teaching.If we fail in this task, we cannot presume on God that he will save them anyway.The same principle applies as with preaching the gospel to adults.

In his final chapter Schenck decries the modern tendency to regard children in the church as unsaved and thus to make infant baptism a merely formal entrance into the visible church.It becomes a kind of "wet dedication ceremony."Rather, by understanding baptism as a sign and seal of the covenant of grace and as a means of grace along with the Word and prayer, we recognize the true importance and value of water baptism.Also, we restore the importance and centrality of Christian nurture of covenant children in our Christian families and in the church.

This book has the added benefit today of helping in the conflict over the Federal Vision theology.FV proponents observe and capitalize on the weakening of the doctrine of baptism in many Presbyterian and Reformed churches.They also recognize the faulty model of a conscious "conversion experience" being required for covenant children.They know that many true believers cannot remember such an experience, that they can never remember a time when they did not believe in Christ.To answer these deficiencies in the churches, they present their doctrine of baptismal regeneration and teach that all their baptized children are undoubtedly saved (they are ambiguous about unbaptized children); however, they must remain faithful or they will fall away.Some have sought to answer this challenge from the FV by presenting a greatly weakened, baptistic doctrine on the meaning of baptism and the status of covenant children.Schenck provides a better way.We can presume our children to be saved, consider and treat them as saved, without asserting that they are for sure--something only the Lord knows.If in time they show themselves to be unsaved, the church can and should discipline them, even excommunicate them.However, in the mean time, we teach and train our children in faith, believing them to be the Lord's and therefore receptive to this teaching and training.If they die at a young age, we assume they are with the Lord; if they live, we assume that the time will come when they will confess Christ themselves; but we regard them as saved before then.In this regard we have the exact same confidence that they are the Lord's as we have for adults who come into the church by their own confession of faith.On the basis of God's promise we presume them to be saved and teach them as such, but only God knows their hearts.

The new printing of the book has a valuable introduction by Frank A. James III, introducing the reader to this little-known Presbyterian scholar, and summarizing the book's contents and importance for today.The book has an excellent bibliography and is well indexed.I highly recommend this book for pastors, elders, and all Presbyterians who desire to be faithful in the treatment and nurture of our covenant children.

Strong and weak at the same time
Lewis Bevens Schenck's work on this subject must be commended for his exhaustive detail on what some of the Reformers taught, what many of the Westminster divines and others of their era thought, and what a large group of Reformed churches teach on the status of children of Christians in the Church.Are they members of the church or not?Are they God's children or not?According the Schenk and the multitude of great theologians he cites, they are God's children and members of the church and, presumably, Christians.

However, Schenk's chapter entitled, The Defense of the Doctrine of Children in the Covenant, didn't cut it.The only biblical basis he really gave was God's covenant with Abraham as binding on the children of believers in all generations since then.However, he gave almost no evidence (except Peter's words in Acts 2 about the promise being for our children, too) from the New Testament to defend this position.He points to revivalism as the cause for the view that people must trust Christ as Savior to enter the Body of Christ, but the New Testament is full of this idea and nowhere assumes that our children are Christians until they stop acting like it.The Apostle John wrote, "Yet to all who recieved Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God" (John 1:12).Paul wrote that it is "through faith" (Ephesians 2:8) that we are saved.Faith is simple trust, but only those who recieve Christ trust Him.It is a dangerous assumption to make that someone is a Christian without a profession of faith AND the fruit of the Spirit.It is this very assumption that fills our churches with people who rely on their baptism, their traditions, and their parents faith rather than their Savior resulting in dead churches.Schenk leans more on Calvin and other amazing men of God rather than on the teachings of scripture; the words of God Himself.

Children are special to Jesus.He said as much (Matthew 19:14).Thus we can be confident that those who do not live to an age where they can understand are among the elect. God did and does make a covenant with families (Genesis 17:7) to be a God to them.However, faith is required and a reception of Jesus as Lord to know Him in this covenant relationship.

In my search for answers to the question of whether I should have my covenant children baptised Schenk's book, although well written and thoroughly argued, is a strike against paedobaptism.

Required Reading for Professing Presbyterians
This book is so fundamental for my Bapti... I mean my (cough, cough) Presbyterian brothers to read.We have to come back to our Biblical / historical / creedal roots on the issue of infant baptism.Revivalism and the theology of crisis conversion has left us in mass confusion over the matter of where our covenant children stand within the church.We believe our covenant children are presumptively regenerate because of God's covenantal promises to them, not because we embrace "ex opere operato."We don't seek their conversion as if they were unbelieving pagans, we seek their nurture and growth in the faith.If you don't think this is the historic and confessional Reformed position, then please read this book - and stop the silly Presbyterian schisms over this issue.

WOW! Frank James again shows his genius
WOW! Frank James again shows his genius, and in what for his many fans on both sides of the Atlantic is a new field. Every seminary professor ought to get all his students to read this brilliant and highly important book. ... Read more

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The Columbia Presbyterian Guide to Surgery is the definitive resource for anyone whose physician has recommended surgery.Like having the best surgeons in the world give you a second opinion--for free, almost--this book gives you an arsenal of options and alternatives so you can participate fully and responsibly in this major health decision.Sometimes surgery isn't the best option, and Dr. Eric A. Rose clearly explains the steps and proceses involved in determining what is right for you.

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start here for your study of the New School
I feel a little bit like Goldlocks, i had 3 must write book reviews that i had promised myself to get done today, well it is 2AM the next day and before i can comfortably call it a day i ought to finish them.

Well, North's Crossed Fingers was just too conservative.
Weston's Presbyterian Pluralism was just too liberal.
At last, Marsden's Evangelical Mind and the NS Presbyterian Experience is just right.

First i really like Marsden's writings, clear, interesting, well research history. Careful objective analysis where he takes a position but doesn't seem to let it influence his studies unduely. I've this little list of good conservative Presbyterian historians that i can be sure i'll like reading their books: G. Marsden, David Wells, Mark Noll.

The book is his PhD thesis, perhaps a bit rewritten, but it reads much better than the majority of thesis i've read. At this point, i will be teaching a class on the history of American Presbyterianism and i think this book alone is my recommendation for advanced reading on the New School versus Old School split. It's good readable history, well organized, rememberable, simply the first in Marsden's long line of excellent books.

Second, what is it about?
From the preface- "is the Church's persistent tendency to embrace American nationalism and American middle-class mores in the name of Christianity".
and from page 2-"the transition from the theologically oriented and well-informed Calvinism characteristic of much of American Protestantism at the beginning of the nineteenth century to the nontheologically oriented and often poorly informed conservative Protestantism firmly established in middle class America by the end of the same century remains a remarkable aspect of American intellectual and ecclesiastical history."

These are really the two big themes of the book, how the second one happened, and trying to explain why the first started and is so persistent.
Other themes worth remembering are:
voluntary nature of the church in the wake of disestablishment after the Revolution of 1776.
New School as the theology of revivalism/experientialism/emotional appeal.
the moral failure of Protestantism to solve the moral problem of Southern slavery, because of its deference to Southern sentiments, and overwhelming desire to preserve unity.
the increased theological and denominational thought in the NS after separation as a result of struggling with a new set of issues.
Chapter 8 on the mediating theology of Henry B. Smith is the chapter i would recommend if you have the book in hand and wish to decide whether or not to read the whole thing. It contained perhaps 1/2 of the new insights for me from the whole book.
Chapters 9 and 10 are the crucial ones for understanding the confusion of church and nationalism, especially in the light of the Civil War.

So like Goldilocks said "this one is just right, and with that fell fast asleep on the little bear's bed".
If you have any interest in the topics outlined or church history in the 1800's this is my top recommendation for a starting point. ... Read more

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In "The Bread of Life," Ron Byars provides a clear and concise understanding of what the Lord’s Supper means for Presbyterians. His fresh insights explain the significance of the words we hear and pray when we come to the Lord’s Table, why the Lord’s Supper is a celebration of thanksgiving that extends beyond these words, and why this joyful feast compels us to look toward God’s promised future. This immensely helpful guide, which includes questions for individual reflection or group discussion, is ideal for church school classes and new member classes eager to learn the biblical, theological, and practical aspects of the Lord’s Supper. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Contents include: The Nicene Creed, The Apostles' Creed, The Scots Confession, The Heidelberg Catechism, The Second Helvetic Confession, The Westminster Confession of Faith, The Shorter Catechism, The Larger Catechism, The Theological Declaration of Barmen, The Confession of 1967, and a Brief Statement of Faith--Presbyterian Church (USA). ... Read more

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