A reprint of the 1847 second edition of Simon Greenleaf’s influential work examining the
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“Commentary on Galatians” by Martin Luther
Martin Luther’s classic commentary on Paul’s epistle to the Galatians helped prod protestantism
“Historic Doubts Relative to Napoleon Bonaparte” by Richard Whately
The atheist philosopher David Hume unleashed an assault on Christianity in the 1700s that reverberates
“Phantastes: A Faerie Romance for Men and Women” by George MacDonald
C. S. Lewis reports that this book by George MacDonald ‘baptized his imagination.’
“The Pivot of Civilization and A Plan for Peace” by Margaret Sanger
The Pivot of Civilization was published in 1922. It contains Margaret Sanger’s belief that civilization
“The Quest of the Historical Jesus: A Critical Study of its Progress from Reimarus to Wrede” by Albert Schweitzer
A little over a hundred years ago, Dr. Albert Schweitzer set forth the definitive survey of studies into the historical Jesus up to that point. His book, originally in German,
“The Pilgrim’s Progress: Both Parts and with Original Illustrations” by John Bunyan
Many editions of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress only have the first half, which follows the journey of Christian, written c. 1678. They omit the second part, written
“The Bondage of the Will” by Martin Luther
In the early 1500s, Martin Luther was challenged by Erasmus on the topic of ‘free will.’
“Natural Theology: or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of Nature” by William Paley
More than two hundred years ago, Dr. William Paley wrote a series of books that marshaled evidence for
“Eugenics and Other Evils” by G.K. Chesterton
Mr. Chesterton’s long essay on eugenics and other evils was written in 1922, just a few years