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Stephen M. Davis (PhD, DMin, FRHistS) was an elder before his "retirement" at Grace Church in Philadelphia, PA from 2010-2025 (gracechurchphilly.org) and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and the Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He and his family lived in France for many years where he developed a love for the French language and history. He is the author of nine books including five on French history: "Rise of French Laïcité" in the Evangelical Missiological Society Monograph Series, "The French Huguenots and Wars of Religion" (winner of the National Huguenot Society's 2022 Scholarly Works Award), "French Protestantism's Struggle for Survival and Legitimacy, 1517-1905," "The War of the Camisards (1702-1704): Hugueno ...more

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	The French Huguenots and Wars of Religion: Three Centuries of Resistance for Freedom of Conscience by Stephen M. Davis (Goodreads Author), William Edgar (Contributor) 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — 3 editions	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
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	God’s Unchanging Word in an Ever-Changing World: Messages of Hope for Weary Christians by Stephen M. Davis (Goodreads Author), John P. Davis (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	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
	Missiological Reflections on Life and Mission by Stephen M. Davis (Goodreads Author), Edward L. Smither (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	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
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	Poetic Meditations on Selected Scripture: A Thirty-Day Devotional by John P. Davis (Goodreads Author), Stephen M. Davis (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	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
	The Gospel in Genesis and in the City: A Thirty-Day Devotional for City Dwellers by John P. Davis (Goodreads Author), Stephen M. Davis (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	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

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Stephen Davis liked Jason Harris's review of The French Huguenots and Wars of Religion: Three Centuries of Resistance for Freedom of Conscience: "A great introduction to French Reformation history and the Huguenots. I learned a lot about how the French history I knew related to the Reformation ideas and the Huguenots specifically. This was a big gap in my knowledge, and I suspect, in general R" Read more of this review »
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Stephen Davis liked Sean Pasley's review of The French Huguenots and Wars of Religion: Three Centuries of Resistance for Freedom of Conscience: "A very good survey of the struggles of French Protestantism over the centuries. It reads like a PhD dissertation with the conclusion being the most poignant section. In fact, the conclusion is so pertinent to the subject matter that the author should" Read more of this review »
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Stephen Davis is reading Les Camisards: Great overview in French of the little known War of the Camisards. Heavy with quotes from French primary sources. Les Camisards by Philippe Joutard	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
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“the long-standing competition between earlier and later manuscripts and the text-forms they represent is overblown:”
― Elijah Hixson, Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism

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“Life, if you looked about you, bore no resemblance not only to the lies that streamed out of the telescreens, but even to the ideals that the Party was trying to achieve.”
― George Orwell, 1984

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“The past was erased, the era-sure was forgotten, the lie became truth.”
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