Between faith and criticism : evangelicals, scholarship, and the Bible in America /
"Historian Mark Noll traces evangelicalism from its nineteenth-century roots. He applies lessons learned in the milieu of Great Britain and North America to answer the question: Have evangelicals grown to mature confidence in their views of God and Scripture so they may stand-alone if they must...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Grand Rapids, Mich. :
Baker Book House,
1991
Grand Rapids, Michigan : 1991 |
| Edition: | 2nd ed |
| Series: | Confessional perspectives series
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| Summary: | "Historian Mark Noll traces evangelicalism from its nineteenth-century roots. He applies lessons learned in the milieu of Great Britain and North America to answer the question: Have evangelicals grown to mature confidence in their views of God and Scripture so they may stand-alone if they must-between faith and higher critical skepticism? 'This is nuts-and-bolts history at its best.' - Douglas Jacobsen, Fides et Historia 'This is not only an outstanding study of evangelical biblical scholarship, it is the best survey of the twentieth-century evangelical thought that we have.' - George Marsden 'This book will be of immense value to all who want to know what the background to current evangelical biblical scholarship is, and who want to explore the likely developments in the future.' - Gerald Bray, The Churchman "[Noll] has enriched our knowledge of this history through his mastery of its substance and has come to grips with its findings.' - Todd Nichol, Word and World Mark A. Noll, the McManis Professor of Christian Thought and professor of church history at Wheaton College, has written more than ten books, including Religion, Faith and American Politics, and Christian Faith and Practice in the Modern World. He edited Confessions and Catechisms of the Reformation. His PhD degree is from Vanderbilt University"--Amazon.com |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 271 p. ; 22 cm xii, 271 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-263) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-263) and index |
| ISBN: | 0801067855 9780801067853 |