Thomas Tredway

Arnold of Brescia

History & Biography

“Arnold of Brescia is a clear and careful study of this martyred defender of apostolic poverty, a church free of state control, the rights of towns to self-governance, the role of the laity, and ecclesiastical and civil democracy. Johnson's work will convince the reader of both Arnold's historical significance and his contemporary relevance.”

Funny Stuff in the Bible

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

“In an age where some regard the Bible as a collection of warnings and admonitions and others treat it as a fine-scale roadmap for every moment between birth and death, Phil Johnson reads it with new spectacles, discovering humor and even lightheartedness in its books and pages. Johnson's work may free the reader to find whole new dimensions in Scripture, and in the process to appreciate it more than ever.”

The Religious Origins of Democratic Pluralism

History & Biography

“Mark Safstrom's study of the nineteenth-century Swedish spiritual awakening should put to rest one contemporary conceit--that earnest personal religion is by its nature hostile to democracy and political diversity. Safstrom focuses on the career and ideas of a central figure in the revivals, Paul Peter Waldenstrom, to demonstrate the connection between religious and political pluralism in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Sweden. The book is carefully researched, well-written, and persuasive.”