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  • The Wars of the Lord

    The Puritan Conquest of America's First People

    The epic, tragic story of the Puritan conquest of New England through the eyes of those who lived it Over several decades beginning in 1620, tens of thousands of devout English colonists known as Puritans came to America. They believed that bringing Christianity to the natives would liberate them from darkness. Daniel Gookin, Massachusetts's missionary superintendent, called such efforts a "war of ... Read more

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  • Calvin's Political Theology and the Public Engagement of the Church

    Christ's Two Kingdoms

    Series series Law and Christianity
    In Calvin's Political Theology and the Public Engagement of the Church, Matthew J. Tuininga explores a little appreciated dimension of John Calvin's political thought, his two kingdoms theology, as a model for constructive Christian participation in liberal society. Widely misunderstood as a proto-political culture warrior, due in part to his often misinterpreted role in controversies over ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    The Wars of the Lord

    The Puritan Conquest of America's First People

    Narrated by Bob Souer ...

    Unabridged

    16 hours 45 min

    When Puritan soldiers slaughtered hundreds of indigenous men, women, and children at Fort Mystic in 1637, during the Pequot War, they believed they were doing God's will. The same was true during King Philip's War, perhaps the bloodiest war in American history. The Puritan clergyman Increase Mather described this conflict as a "war of the Lord," a war in which God was judging the enemies of his ... Read more

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  • Uncivil Disobedience

    Theological Perspectives

    This book addresses the need for theological reflection on uncivil disobedience. Existing scholarship in theology and politics mostly treats church-state relations theoretically, with studies in non-violent resistance or civil disobedience, or in other ways largely assuming traditional forms of governance and means of protest—all while paying little to no attention to post-modern political ... Read more

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  • On Charity & Justice

    Series series Abraham Kuyper Collected Works in Public Theology
    Kuyper on a Theological Approach to JusticeIn this anthology of articles and reflections, Kuyper articulates a Christian vision for engaging with society. Though his analysis was intended for his late-nineteenth-century Dutch context, his thoughts remain strikingly relevant for Christians living in the modern world. For Kuyper, God's law preserved civil justice, making humane life possible. ... Read more

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    How Common People Shaped the Fight for Independence

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