Böcker av Timothy Larsen

Christians within evangelicalism have always had a high regard for the Bible. How has the eternal Word of God been received across various races, age groups, genders, nations, and eras? This collection of historical studies focuses on evangelicals' defining uses-and abuses-of Scripture, from Great Britain to the Global South, from the high pulpit to private devotions and public causes.

This title posits a constructive way to make sense of the miracles depicted in the Bible from a contemporary, enlightened perspective, considering the work of minister and fantasy writer George MacDonald.

Christianity and cultural aspirations are inevitably in tension: the combination invites a suspicion that temporal pursuits have slackened a quest for divine approbation. This text explores this tension in the context of modern Britain and America, in 15 original essays.