Taking the Long View by David Steinmetz
Taking the Long View argues in a series of engagingly written essays that remembering the past is essential for men and women who want to function effectively in the present. Without some knowledge of their own past neither individuals nor institutions know where they have been or where they are going. The book illustrates its thesis with tough-minded examples from the Church's life and thought, ranging from more abstract problems like the theoretical role of historical criticism to such painfully concrete issues as the commandment of Jesus to forgive unforgivable wrongs.
David Steinmetz is one of our most distinguished Reformation historians, with an enviable track record of explaining the complexities of the period with elegant clarity... This colelction of essays, mostly light-footnoted, is directed to an American Protestant churchgoing audience, but will much profit many beyond that constituency, including undergraduates beginning to study the period. * Diarmaid MacCulloch, Journal of Ecclesiastical History *
Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of the History of Christianity, Duke Divinity School; editor of the Oxford Studies in Historical Theology series
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| ISBN 13 | 9780199768943 |
| ISBN 10 | 0199768943 |
| Title | Taking the Long View |
| Author | David Steinmetz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2011-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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