"History does not proceed without the ideas of men behind it -- past, present, and future. Because of this, Gregg Singer's book is a must read for pastors' and people to understand the ideas behind our American history. It is surprising to see how much Calvinism and Calvinistic leaders helped guide our country's founding and achieved stability and freedom, especially for religion. The book is also a challenge to teach sound doctrine in the church to raise up faithful and thinking people to influence the ideas behind our future." --Pastor Fred Malone
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Theological Change Has Defined America's Liberal Decline,
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This is a marvelous work of intellectual history. The author successfully traces the decline of Biblical thinking in American political, social, and economic life in terms of theological changes that are easily traceable: Puritans with Calvinist theology, then Deism bringing forth the Declaration of Independence, a partial reversion to Calvinism in the writing of the Constitution, and the deep anti-Christian onslaughts of Transcendentalism, Social Darwinism, and the Social Gospel.Further, he shows also that the liberal changes in theology after the Puritans have pushed us in the direction of "democracy" and away from the constitutional republicanism of the U.S. Constitution. Also, he weaves in how the emphasis on democracy and reforms of all kind (carrying the role of the government far beyond that envisaged by the writers of the Constitution) tends in the direction of totalitarianism. Big government must control more and more aspects of life. He is especially strong in his section on Dewey's instrumentalism. This book will be important reading for any Christian who wants to know how we moved from the Biblical understanding of liberty for the people who live responsibly under a sovereign God, to the idea of a sovereignty by the people in support of essentially humanistic goals. His treatment is measured and careful. He doesn't portray liberals as always wrong and orthodox Christians as always correct. He repeatedly notes that some notables who were theologically liberal where politically and economically liberal, and vice-versa. The book is not a polemic, but it makes clear that there are certain lines drawn in theology and public policy, there are clearly discernible trends over time, and people who are evangelicals will find themselves on one side of that line with the National Council of Churches on the other side. Also, I would recommend this book to Christians and non-Christians who consider themselves to be liberal. Many today are naive, and do not realize how much they have bought into the socialist and communist idea of collectivity and the building of the Kingdom of God on earth through social action. Thank you Prof. Singer.
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Outstanding work!,
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This review is from: Theological Interpretation of American History (Paperback)
This book deals with the subject of American history from a Biblical perspective. It is superb in the simple framework that anyone can understand. Absolutely recommended to anyone who is interested in the truth of our nation's history.
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Excellent Summary Treatise of the Topic,
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Dr. C. Gregg Singer, my teacher and historical studies mentor, has captured systematically the goings on in American History as they interrelate to the theological evolution of the American culture. It is a wonderful homeschool text for history and theology, and it is a welcome and edifying work for those looking to connect the atomistic dots of what is sometimes presented as American History. It is written from a conservative perspective and tells it like it is. I recommend it for your library!
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