Paperback. The problem of world-history and its meaning is acute. In a scientific age we are also becoming historically conscious, realising how many of our contemporary problems cannot be solved without an understanding of their historical perspective. For the whole conception of world-history is rooted in Christianity. The Christian faith proclaims God's special revelation through His Son as the key to historical meaning. How does this salvation history relate to the complex events of our historical existence? Does God only work in salvation history or is there also a general revelation of His presence? This book suggests answers to these questions. Its author believes that only by examining the problems in the light of the biblical revelation and the meaning it gives to history can they be understood. The conception of world-history is rooted in Christianity. The Christian faith proclaims God's special revelation through His Son as the key to historical meaning. How does this Salvation History relate to the complex events of our historical existence? Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: The Christian Understanding of History (Paperback)
Publisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd, Cambridge
Publication Date: 2002
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0227171195
ISBN 13: 9780227171196
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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In a scientific age we are becoming historically conscious and realising how many of our contemporary problems cannot be solved without an understanding of their historical perspective. The author explains here how the conception of world-history is routed in Christianity and how biblical examination can help to explain our history.

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Dr Eric Charles Rust (-1992), evangelical philosopher and ethicist, trained at Oxford in Old Testament theology and later taught Christian philosophy at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Louisville, USA). He was visiting Hayward Lecturer at Acadia Divinity College in 1972, and Staley Distinguished Scholar Lecturer at Cumberland College 1982-83. Publications: Science and Faith, 1968 Nature - Garden or Desert?: An Essay in Environmental Theology, 1971

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