J. Gresham Machen
Born
in The United States
July 28, 1881
Died
January 01, 1937
Genre
Influences
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Christianity and Liberalism
78 editions
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published
1922
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New Testament Greek for Beginners
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28 editions
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published
1923
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The Person of Jesus: Radio Addresses on the Deity of the Savior
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What is Faith?
13 editions
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published
1946
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The Christian View of Man
5 editions
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published
1937
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Christianity and Culture
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7 editions
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published
1996
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The Origin Of Paul's Religion
131 editions
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published
2002
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Education Christianity & the State
3 editions
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published
1987
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J. Gresham Machen's The Gospel and the Modern World: And Other Short Writings
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2 editions
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published
2004
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God Transcendent
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1991
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“Place the lives of children in their formative years, despite the convictions of their parents, under the intimate control of experts appointed by the state, force them to attend schools where the higher aspirations of humanity are crushed out, and where the mind is filled with the materialism of the day, and it is difficult to see how even the remnants of liberty can subsist.”
― Christianity and Liberalism
― Christianity and Liberalism
“For Christians to influence the world with the truth of God's Word requires the recovery of the great Reformation doctrine of vocation. Christians are called to God's service not only in church professions but also in every secular calling. The task of restoring truth to the culture depends largely on our laypeople.
To bring back truth, on a practical level, the church must encourage Christians to be not merely consumers of culture but makers of culture. The church needs to cultivate Christian artists, musicians, novelists, filmmakers, journalists, attorneys, teachers, scientists, business executives, and the like, teaching its laypeople the sense in which every secular vocation-including, above all, the callings of husband, wife, and parent--is a sphere of Christian ministry, a way of serving God and neighbor that is grounded in God's truth. Christian laypeople must be encouraged to be leaders in their fields, rather than eager-to-please followers, working from the assumptions of their biblical worldview, not the vapid clichés of pop culture.”
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To bring back truth, on a practical level, the church must encourage Christians to be not merely consumers of culture but makers of culture. The church needs to cultivate Christian artists, musicians, novelists, filmmakers, journalists, attorneys, teachers, scientists, business executives, and the like, teaching its laypeople the sense in which every secular vocation-including, above all, the callings of husband, wife, and parent--is a sphere of Christian ministry, a way of serving God and neighbor that is grounded in God's truth. Christian laypeople must be encouraged to be leaders in their fields, rather than eager-to-please followers, working from the assumptions of their biblical worldview, not the vapid clichés of pop culture.”
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