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On Being Presbyterian: Our Beliefs, Practices, and Stories
A lay-friendly introduction to Presbyterian beliefs, practices, and history. Helps readers grasp what it means to be a (conservative) Presbyterian in a postmodern age.
Paperback, 271 pages
Published
March 27th 2006
by P & R Publishing
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Sean Lucas was a fundamentalist baptist who became an evangelical Presbyterian. This, as he admits, is a pretty common story for folks in the PCA (Presbyterian Church in America - both Lucas' and my denomination), especially in the south. This book is an attempt to make that transition a little easier. Lucas was a professor at Covenant Seminary and now is a pastor in Mississippi.
Lucas does a good job of laying out what he calls "vanilla Presbyterianism" and does so by looking at basic Presbyteri...more
Lucas does a good job of laying out what he calls "vanilla Presbyterianism" and does so by looking at basic Presbyteri...more
This was a fine book, but a tish schizophrenic. SML used to teach at Covenant Seminary (where I am at) but has moved on to pastoring. He divides presbyterian identity into three components: beliefs, practices and stories. The first two he handles in a way anyone would find conversational. The last item, however, he seemed unable to pick-and-choose among the details, so he included them all. The end result is a jolting switch to hardcore, boring history recitation. I would recommend the first two...more
Read this to learn more about being Presbyterian as I'm thinking of seeking ordination in the PCA. Decent book, very clear and orderly, not written with much flair. Not super scintillating. In other words, very Presbyterian.
The "Presbyterian Stories" part is fairly helpful, though I like John Frame's "Machen's Warrior Children" article for a shorter summary of the history of Presbyterian splits, debates, etc.
The "Presbyterian Stories" part is fairly helpful, though I like John Frame's "Machen's Warrior Children" article for a shorter summary of the history of Presbyterian splits, debates, etc.
This was a helpful book, but while it seemed to claim to be a light history of Presbyterianism, it was more just a book on how the PCA came to be. Which is fine... I was just surprised that the ARP wasn't even mentioned.
A neat, well-organized book on the Beliefs, Practices, and history of Presbyterianism in general and the PCA in particular. Could probably be a little more apologetic, but maybe I'm too pugnacious: it is clear he wants to preach to the choir in this one. Anyway, it would be a good resource for a more extensive church membership or Sunday School program. Good stuff.
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bad cover! We recovered ours with poster paper.
Great first chapter on the sovereignty of God! My heart rejoices when a defense of the sovereignty of God is made well. Christians are consistently belittling God's power. I like seeing such silliness body-slammed.
I'm primarily interested in sorting out infant baptism and hope this book helps me.
Great first chapter on the sovereignty of God! My heart rejoices when a defense of the sovereignty of God is made well. Christians are consistently belittling God's power. I like seeing such silliness body-slammed.
I'm primarily interested in sorting out infant baptism and hope this book helps me.
I picked up this book at the Ligonier conference this year. Great explanation on what it means to be Presbyterian (doctrines, practices, history). The books also includes thoughtful study questions at the end of each chapter that would be great for a group study.
I was given a copy of this book when I attended a morning book study with some guys from Redeemer Pres. in Waco, TX.
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Sean Michael Lucas is the Senior Minister of First Presbyterian Church, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Prior to this, he served as Chief Academic Officer and associate professor of church history at Covenant Theological Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri. He received BA and MA degrees from Bob Jones University and his PhD degree from Westminster Theological Seminary.
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