Chris R. Armstrong

Christian History in Seven Sentences

History & Biography

“This book is just what the author says it is: a clear and helpful map to a historical terrain that deserves much more exploration today than it usually gets—especially from Christians, who have the most reason to explore it. What makes it such a helpful book is that it is written in exactly the style that such a book needs. C. S. Lewis once claimed to have been, in essence, a 'medieval man,' who thought and wrote in many ways through the sensibilities of that era. Since I first read her writing, I've thought that Jennifer Woodruff Tait writes with the clarity and force of the eighteenth-century philosophes (and even better with the orthodox faith that eluded most of those penetrating French thinkers). In fact, that clarity and force and faith she shares with Lewis, whom we both admire. To my mind these traits of Dr. Woodruff Tait's writing, along with the synoptic vantage point she has gained from her long and wise service as editor of the beloved Christian History magazine, guarantee that this book will prove the perfect navigation aid for this generation of students—and for readers of all ages—in their historical explorations.”

Eighth-Day Discipleship

Christian Living

“This book is deeply timely right now, for at least three reasons: First, Rick Bliese takes as his jumping-off point ordinary Christians’ experiences of an economy marked these days by human fallenness, but also marked by human creativity, wisdom, and fruitful work. Second, he sees clearly and communicates winsomely that oft overlooked and misunderstood intersection between our economic and spiritual lives, namely the biblical concept of vocation. And third, against roiling and rising seas of cultural accommodation and political polarization, he brings us back to steady and faithful currents of Lutheran, Protestant, and, as C. S. Lewis once put it, ‘mere Christian’ tradition and catechism. This book helps us work out our salvation in both the world’s economy and God’s economy, for it is God who works in us.”