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    "The Usefulness of the Cross"

    "The Usefulness of the Cross"

    FromWestminster Seminary Press

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    "The Usefulness of the Cross"

    FromWestminster Seminary Press

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    Length:
    26 minutes
    Released:
    Jan 25, 2024
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    The Usefulness of the Cross by Richard B. Gaffin Jr. is an article that has revolutionized the approach to suffering for many Christians across the world. It was first published in 1979 but has now been republished in the volume Word and Spirit which showcases the selected shorter writings of Richard B.Gaffin Jr. To find out more about the book visit wtspress.com and listen in to the episodes for a special discount on “Word & Spirit” by Richard B. Gaffin Jr. Music Licensing Code: LRQYRKJ5TZBTS3WL BBPFSD2LLIYNW5EP FM80YYSHM9MUOS7Q 5BJBVSQ6PXR4VHOU
    Released:
    Jan 25, 2024
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (99)

    In 1923, the church in the United States was in a crisis. Modernist theology born in pre-War Europe now gripped a country experiencing vibrant technological and societal change. America in the “Roaring Twenties” was booming. Fashion was changing. Music was faster, louder. Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin were astonishing moviegoers with impossible stunts. The cities were electric. Industry was booming. The country was three years into a progressive prohibition of hard liquor. For the first time, a person could fly non-stop from New York to Seattle. President Harding was the first president to be elected by women who’d won the right to vote. Even so, much of the country remained racially segregated. Mass produced cars, trucks, and tractors had replaced horses and wagons, and were transforming the landscape. Telephones and the advent of radio meant that information traveled faster than ever. Politics. Technology. Identity. Power. Science. Everything seems to be changing. So why not faith? Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen. christianityandliberalism.com