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Ghosts Of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad Ghosts Of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad - Kindle edition by Chang, Gordon H.. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Ghosts Of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad.

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Saint Augustine: Advent Homilies In this short collection, readers will find 17 sermons preached by St. Augustine during Advent, turning the heart to long for Christ.

πŸŽ„ There's still plenty of time to order and enjoy "Advent Homilies"

17 seasonal sermons from St. Augustine.

Also available on Kindle!

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"I have therefore returned to the faith of my childhood": moral law, grace, and nature in the Political Theology of FranΓ§ois Guizot - Ad Fontes No French Reformed Protestant influenced and informed French politics in the 19th Century...

At @AdFontes Journal I have a short piece up on the religious thought of 19th Century French statesman FranΓ§ois Guizot. Its an outgrowth of my next project with @davenantinstitute.bsky.social. adfontesjournal.com/miles-smith/...

09.12.2024 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When he shows up in Fast and Furious Tokyo Drift that’s when the movie starts heating up

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πŸŽ„ Advent is underway, but it's not too late to start reading Augustine's "Advent Homilies"!

With a foreword by Fred Sanders, this collection of 17 short sermons is perfect for this season.

Get it now, in print or on Kindle:

https://buff.ly/4eRqYEr

05.12.2024 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Event - How Religious Were the Founders? | Constitution Center Event details for How Religious Were the Founders?

"How Religious Were the Founders?" - I'll be one of the panelists for this @ConstitutionCtr event tomorrow night, with @VPhillipMunoz and Jane Calvert. More info and register: constitutioncenter.org/calendar/how...

01.12.2024 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Celtic Christianity: Fact and Fiction | Davenant Hall A Davenant Hall Winter 2025 Term Christian History course. Runs from 1/13 through 3/22. 10 weeks, 2hr Zoom per week. From just $225.

☘️ What was Celtic Christianity actually like?

Find out next term at Davenant Hall with @mjjhoskin.bsky.social

Register for class before December 30!

28.11.2024 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Read the Erskine Caldwell too

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Have you read "Religion & Republic" yet?

Amid endless debates about Christian nationalism, @ivmiles.bsky.social puts forward a fresh theory of the American founding.

Get it now.

https://buff.ly/3UExW7y

28.11.2024 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote a book on Christian America in the 19th Century, *Religion and Republic* from @davenantinstitute.bsky.social. It has a beautiful cover, and is a good Thanksgiving gift for those who are grateful for American religious liberties!
www.amazon.com/Religion-Rep...

27.11.2024 22:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ„ Pastors are loving "Advent Homilies"

Why not enrich your Christmas preaching by absorbing these 17 sermons from St. Augustine?

Get it nowπŸ‘‡

https://buff.ly/4eRqYEr

27.11.2024 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The World the Plague Made: The Black Death and the Rise of Europe by James Belich

The World the Plague Made: The Black Death and the Rise of Europe by James Belich

So pleased to see James Belich’s The World the Plague Made recommended by @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com! Read more: hubs.ly/Q02ZJ_vS0

27.11.2024 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Philosophy for Theology | Davenant Hall What has Athens to do with Jerusalem? Quite a lot, it turns out. This course will introduce students to the philosophical grammar that God’s people have found useful throughout the ages in grasping…

🧠 Should Christians learn philosophy?

For 2000 years the church has said "yes!"

Join Dr. Joseph Minich at Davenant Hall next term for a survey of how Christians use philosophy for theology.

Register by December 30.

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The End of Protestant Retrieval - Ad Fontes Is it really as simple as retrieving the Reformers' political theology alongside their other doctrines?

This Commonwealth Essay from John Ehrett at @davenantinstitute.bsky.social is worth your time.
adfontesjournal.com/web-exclusiv...

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β›ͺ Is there such a thing as a Protestant Christendom?

Yes, yes there is.

And we wrote a book about it.

Read it now!

https://buff.ly/4g3ilGX

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A Deeper Dive into the Religious Gender Gap Let me give you a β€œbehind-the-scenes” look at how a story can wind its way through the media ecosystem.

Women have always been a little more religious than men. That changed with those under 40.

Now we see women are more likely to be evangelical.

Men are more likely to be Catholic.

Men are much more likely to be atheists, as well.

www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/a-deeper-d...

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Christianity Against Power-Worship Ephraim Radner’s new book offers an antidote to ideologies that seek power for its own sake or to coerce β€œvirtue.” Look to the Holy Family.

This fantastic review from Michael Lucchese of Ephraim Radner’s wonderful *Mortal Goods* at Acton is excellent and worth your time. rlo.acton.org/archives/126...

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Marriage; 10/10; top shelf; highly recommend…

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Grace Worth Fighting For - The Davenant Institute In commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the Synod of Dort, pastor and scholar Daniel Hyde leads us on a patient journey through the history and text of the Canons, illuminating the fine-grained…

✊ The truth about God's grace must be fought for in every age.

That's exactly what the Synod of Dort was.

Read the story of Dort in "Grace Worth Fighting For" by Danny Hyde.

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Some personal news…

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Saint Augustine: Advent Homilies In this short collection, readers will find 17 sermons preached by St. Augustine during Advent, turning the heart to long for Christ.

πŸŽ„ Just over 1 week until Advent starts!

Be sure to get Augustine's "Advent Homilies" before it starts!

23.11.2024 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Part of the holiness of God means he is this particular God, the Holy One of Israel, who has acted in particular ways in history like the exodus and the exile. And he’s spoken in particular ways as in the 10 Commandments and the Sermon on the Mount. much harder to put words into his mouth.

21.11.2024 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

🍻 Are you at ETS in San Diego?

Join us TONIGHT for drinks and fellowship!

Sign up ASAP so we know you're coming!

https://buff.ly/3ANatu4

21.11.2024 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re at ETS and looking for a serious book on Christianity and the American Republican in the 19 century, Head over to the @davenantinstitute.bsky.social booth and check out *Religion and Republic,* if for no other reason than it has a pretty cover.
www.amazon.com/Religion-Rep...

21.11.2024 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“˜ Have you read "Protestant Social Teaching"?

12 chapters presenting a coherent, historic Protestant response to issues like war, government, abortion, tax, and more.

Get it now.

https://buff.ly/3qK1NvQ

21.11.2024 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jane Austen's Philosophy of Virtue | Davenant Hall A Davenant Hall Winter 2025 Term Literatyre course. Runs from 1/13 through 3/22. 10 weeks, 2hr Zoom per week. From just $225.

πŸ“š Fan of Jane Austen?

Join us next term at Davenant Hall to study "Jane Austen's Philosophy of Virtue"

10 wks, 2 hr Zoom p/wk, from just $225.

20.11.2024 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BYU and Miami with nearly identical resumes on paper. Yet Miami loses and drops from 4 to 9 last week, while BYU loses and drops from 6 to 14.

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Race, Religion, and Republic in Herman Melville's "Redburn" - Ad Fontes Herman Melville published his autobiographical novel Redburn in 1849. The work proved to...

Race, religion, and republic in Melville’s *Redburn.* some thoughts at @davenantinstitute.bsky.social.
adfontesjournal.com/miles-smith/...

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