“This is a short account of the nations and countries of antiquity, so far as the fulfillment of prophecy is concerned… It presents a picture of Bible countries and their fulfillment of the more remarkable predictions about them.” - from the Preface
3 Jul 2025
“This book possesses distinction as one of very few systematic theologies written from the viewpoint of Scandinavian-American Lutheran pietism, a movement which combined the Norwegian/Haugean and the Swedish/Rosenian traditions. It has been observed that, in general, the four major earmarks of pietism are experiential Christianity, Biblical focus, holy living, and opposition to formalism.
26 Jun 2025
“When the minister comes from the altar, he must not forget that he now bears a message from the Lord to the waiting congregation. It is not a prayer; it is not man’s word; it is in no sense a subordinate act. It is the Lord’s own explicit word, and man is the entrusted messenger.”
26 Jun 2025
This is a highly readable, modern English version of the classic volume of Protestant Biblical theology. The translation of the Augsburg Confession is that of Charles P. Krauth, the Small Catechism by Charles F. Schaeffer, the Large Catechism by Rev. A. Martin, Professor of the German Language and Literature in Pennsylvania College, the Apology, the Smalcald Articles and the Formula of Concord were translated by Henry Eyster Jacobs.
17 Jun 2025
"(The Papal and Islamic) powers occupy in the Word of God as prominent a place as they have actually held in the history of the church."
4 Jun 2025
Maxims and thoughts of Alfred Edersheim, including an account of his conversion from Judaism to Christianity. “I like a republic, but I detest a democracy.” “Our Churchism is mostly like withered leaves—showing where life kas been.”
23 May 2025
“An impartial account of all aspects of the Inquisition, including a review of the spiritual and intellectual movements of the Middle Ages, and a glance a the condition of society at certain of its phases.”
12 Mar 2025
“The Mindr ul Hakk is a treatise designed to show the evidence in support of Christianity contained in the Koran - a ‘beacon pointing to the faith of the Gospel’… exhibiting the style of dogmatic reasoning and thought prevalent among theologians of the East.” - from the Introduction.
26 Feb 2025
“If you ever wondered if believers in the Old Testament period were saved in the same way as those in the New, this is a book worth perusing. The author, John Henry Kurtz, was considered one of the greatest Church Historians of his time in any language.”
18 Feb 2025
“Public worship… is the privilege and responsibility of the Church. It must be ordered and administered. It is not an abstraction; it is a solemn transaction. It is faith in action. Times, place, forms, and musical settings must be provided. Reverence, dignity, beauty, and efficiency can best be attained by appropriate formality. The Church has thought much about these matters.” - From the Introduction: The Mind of the Church
31 Dec 2024