Publicado por Naperville, IL: [1974], SCM Book Club, 1974
Librería: Alec R. Allenson, Inc., Westville, FL, Estados Unidos de America
Softcover. Condición: VG in orig. blue wrapper. x, 118 p.; 18.5 cm. (SCM book club ; 216).
Publicado por London: [1969], SCM Press, 1969
Librería: Alec R. Allenson, Inc., Westville, FL, Estados Unidos de America
Softcover. Condición: VG in orig. blue wrapper. 157 p.; 18.5 cm. (SCM paperbacks).
Publicado por London: [1960], Hodder & Stoughton, 1960
Librería: Alec R. Allenson, Inc., Westville, FL, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. 189 p.; 19 cm. VG orig. black boards in p-c purple dj.
Publicado por Philadelphia: [1968], J. B. Lippincott, 1968
Librería: Alec R. Allenson, Inc., Westville, FL, Estados Unidos de America
Softcover. 224 p.; 20 cm. (Knowing Christianity) VG, sewn, in orig. red on white wrapper.
Publicado por London: [1936], Nisbet & Co., 1936
Librería: Alec R. Allenson, Inc., Westville, FL, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. xvi, 323 p.; 22.5 cm. (Library of constructive theology) [First printed in 1931; reprint of corrected 3rd edition] `And, as success in the worldly calling is a manifest sign of divine election, the practical conclusion is close at hand that God helps those who help themselves, and that the amassing of business profits is the surest way of doing God's will. In this way, by an astonishing reversal of all that its founders dreamed of and and stood for, Puritanism became the effective drive behind the Industrial Revolution and inspired the laissez-faire philosophy. Thus, though it has travelled down the opposite path from that followed by the Lutheran movement, Calvinism arrived at the same point. So completely did it identify religion with the non-religious activities of spirit that it has failed to control them effectively by spiritual and religious standards. Lutheran religion held aloof from the world, entrenched in private religious experience, and has therefore failed to redeem the world. Calvinist religion identified itself so completely with worldly activities as to find in the end that the world is too strong for it.' (p. 28 f.) Good orig. navy cloth, spine ends frayed. A little ink scoring.
Publicado por London: 1964., SPCK,, 1964
Librería: Alec R. Allenson, Inc., Westville, FL, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. 224 p.; 9 halftone pl.; 22 cm. After ten years as Bishop of Coventry, with the blitz and ruin of the cathedral at the close, `Few doubed that Mervyn was bound for promotion (if that is indeed the right word to use). He had been sounded in a roundabout way through a typically Garbettian letter about the Archbishopric of Capetown. But to have gone to South Africa at this juncture would have been far too much like running away. Later on he was felt to have established a certain claim to the Primacy itself, and indeed, after William Temple's death, his name was at least under consideration. There were some who hoped to see him at London one day; but he could never have stood the physical strain. Eventually, in the general post which followed Temple's translation from York to Canterbury and Garbett's from Winchester to York, Mervyn was offered the see of Winchester and had little hesitation about accepting. It meant that George Bell was again being passed over, which in itself was nothing short of scandalous, even though no advancement in the hierarchy could have added a cubit to Bell's moral stature. But that was not Mervyn's responsibility, and Winchester was indeed the right place for him, as was widely recognized when this was announced.' (p. 142) VG orig. brown boards in lt. edgeworn p-c illus. dj.
Año de publicación: 2022
Librería: S N Books World, Delhi, India
LeatherBound. Condición: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1927 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 168 Language: English Pages: 168.