Few books have had as pivotal a role in the battle of ideas as j. Greshem machens book christianity and liberalism has long been a. In my little book, christianity and liberalism, 1923, i tried to show that the issue in the church of the present day is not between two varieties of the same religion, but, at bottom, between two essentially different types of thought and life. Christianity and liberalism book by machen britannica. Machen s classic defense of orthodox christianity established the importance of scriptural doctrine and contrasts the teachings of liberalism and orthodoxy on god and man, the bible, christ, salvation, and the church. Christianity and liberalism is an excellent defense for the truth. In these radio talks, machen exposits the truth for us once more this time about the supernatural person of jesus. A rapid survey of the literature and history of new testament times, parts i, ii, iii, and iv in the westminster departmental. Gresham machens 1923 classic book, christianity and liberalism. In this book, machen explores the key differences between liberals and biblically faithful christians over the doctrines of god, man, scripture, salvation, christ. Originally published in 1923 macmillan, ny, this book is now in the public domain the text of this electronic edition of this book was scanned and edited by shane rosenthal. This classic defense of orthodox christianity, written to counter the liberalism that arose in the early 1900s, establishes the importance. Just remember that machens main aim is to differentiate christianity.
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