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Dogmatic Theology

by William Greenough Thayer Shedd

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The Works of Origen: De Principiis/Letters/Against Celsus (Active ToC)

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Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies and Their Journey (Vintage Departures)

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A very endearing story. I loved the way the reasoning was talked out as problems were being solved and the humor made it fantastic.
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Derek Kreider rated a book liked it All Shall be Well: Explorations in Universal Salvation and Christian Theology, from Origen to Moltmann by Gregory MacDonald	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
This was a great compilation which helped to differentiate streams of universalist thought. Some chapters were a bit dry, but it was great overall.
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Some very interesting discussions in here. It’s funny that this is rethinking, but John Owen said a bunch of this stuff about the full role of the priesthood hundreds of years ago in “the death of death in the death of Christ.”
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I appreciate when very knowledgeable professionals take time to put concepts in layman’s terms. Interesting read.
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I don’t adhere to libertarian free will, so significantly differ from Pelagian bents. However, his views as presented in this work were clearly not heretical and should have been an open dialogue. The book does a great job showing how others, like Je ...more
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Amazing insight into familiar texts with real world ramifications astutely provided.
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Derek Kreider made a comment on Nelson Brubaker’s review of King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa " Hochschild has several books that progress through time. I think one before this about Wilberforce and one after on pacifists in WWI. I highly recomme ...more "
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