Description
Why Is It Critical for Christians to Study the Past?
How does knowledge of the past shape Christians' views of God, Christ's redemption, and humanity as a whole? In his new book, Vern S. Poythress teaches Christians how to study and write about the past by emphasizing God's own command to remember his works and share them with the next generation. Readers will explore concepts such as providentialism, Christian historiography, divine purpose, and the 4 basic phases of biblical history: creation, fall, redemption, and consummation. By learning how to appropriately study history, believers will begin to recognize God's lordship over all events and how even minor incidents fit into his overarching plan.
Excellent Resource for Seminary Students, Pastors, and Historians: Poythress explains how to write about history, understand God's divine purposes, explore history in the Bible, and more
Applicable: Teaches readers how to glorify God by recognizing his deeds throughout history
Biblical and Informative: Outlines 4 phases of history and connects them to Christ's redemption
Endorsements
"Vern Poythress has written carefully about how a proper Christian doctrine of providence should (and should not) shape a believer's understanding of human history. His book is particularly welcome in showing that 'history' includes a wide range of possibilities and that most of them can contribute (though in different ways) to Christian study of the past."
Mark Noll, Research Professor of History, Regent College; author, America's Book: The Rise and Decline of a Bible Civilization, 1794–1911
"Can we think Christianly about history in its two senses of the events of the past and the written account of those events? Vern Poythress affirms that we can. He seeks guidance from the Bible about how the past should be understood by believers and about how Christian historians should undertake their vocation. He places God at the center of both."
David Bebbington, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Stirling
Product Details
Title: Redeeming Our Thinking about History: A God-Centered Approach
Author: Vern S. Poythress
Publisher: Crossway Publishing
Pages: 256
Binding: Paperback
Size: 21.6 x 13.9 x 1.9 cm
ISBN: 9781433571442