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A review by hoey
Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen
5.0
I absolutely loved how Machen broke down the essence of the Christian faith, explains the core tenants of it, and shows how they are completely contradictory to this once new Christianity that liberals claim to profess. The book is broken up into seven chapters, each highlighting the differences between Christianity and Liberalism on the following six main sections:
1. Doctrine
2. God and man
3. The Bible
4. Christ
5. Salvation
6. The Church
Machen does an amazing job at explaining not only what Liberalism is, but also does a wonderful job at explaining Christianity, which brought me to tears and have to confront parts of my sinful nature that I didn't even realize.
The whole book is worth a read, but the one chapter that stands above the rest is the final chapter, The Church . He gives great insight, areas for growth, and encouragement for the church of the early 20th century that still rings true today.
New edition info
I read the new publication of this book from Canon Press featuring an introduction by Doug Wilson and a brand new cover design that is absolutely beautiful. It was published in November 23, 2020
This edition is 178 pages:
- 7 are the table of contents, publication info, etc
- 8 are Wilson's intro
- 163 are Machen's original words
1. Doctrine
2. God and man
3. The Bible
4. Christ
5. Salvation
6. The Church
Machen does an amazing job at explaining not only what Liberalism is, but also does a wonderful job at explaining Christianity, which brought me to tears and have to confront parts of my sinful nature that I didn't even realize.
The whole book is worth a read, but the one chapter that stands above the rest is the final chapter, The Church . He gives great insight, areas for growth, and encouragement for the church of the early 20th century that still rings true today.
New edition info
I read the new publication of this book from Canon Press featuring an introduction by Doug Wilson and a brand new cover design that is absolutely beautiful. It was published in November 23, 2020
This edition is 178 pages:
- 7 are the table of contents, publication info, etc
- 8 are Wilson's intro
- 163 are Machen's original words