I am currently reading Iain Murray's new book A Scottish Christian Heritage and so was interested to see over at Highland Host there is a series that begins here - Free St. George's - on Scottish Christian biography. The ten are
1. John Knox
2. Richard Cameron
3. James Sharp
4. John Brown (Haddington)
5. Haldane Brothers
6. William Hanna
7. R M M'Cheyne
8. John Kennedy
9. 'Rabbi' Duncan
10. Principal Rainy
How blessed are the Scots in this respect. A Welsh list would be much more difficult to compile.
The similar phrase 'Worldly Christianity' is one used by Bonhoeffer. It's J Gresham Machen that I want to line up most closely with. See his Christianity and culture here. Having done commentaries on Proverbs (Heavenly Wisdom) and Song of Songs (Heavenly Love), a matching title for Ecclesiastes would be Heavenly Worldliness. For my stance on worldliness, see 3 posts here.
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Scottish Christian Heritage is a great book. I'm currently reading that as well. What do you think so far?
I started with H Bonar - loved it (that CD sounds v interesting)and have read Know and half of Bruce. Cna you explain to me the point of 'Let tham say'. Is it as in 'Let tham say what they will'?
I imagine that the point of 'Let tham say' is to indicate Psalm 35:27 (AV), but wha kin say?
No Thomas Boston, though? Mr. Murray hasn't really got the hang of this biography lark yet, has he?
Yes, Boston is a curious ommission. I'm sure it can be explained.
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