“Mere Christendom” by Douglas Wilson: A Book Analysis Series (Part 4)–Chapters 5-7: Making the Case for “Christian Nationalism”

Chapter 5 in Douglas Wilson’s book, Mere Christendom turns a corner from Part 1, which was an assessment of what Wilson says is wrong with our current society in America, to Part 2, where Wilson begins to make the case for “Christian Nationalism.” If you’ve noticed in my first three posts, I haven’t defined exactly…

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“Mere Christendom” by Douglas Wilson: A Book Analysis Series (Part 3: Taxes, Tactics, and Mobs)

I forgot to say in my previous post that Chapters 1-4 in Douglas Wilson’s Mere Christendom constitute Part 1, entitled, “Where We Are Now.” Therefore, according to Wilson in Chapter 1, “where we are now” in America is dealing with a wicked secular government that has situated itself as the “god of the system” and…

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“Mere Christendom” by Douglas Wilson: A Book Analysis Series (Part 2: The Wickedness of Secularism)

In this first real post about Douglas Wilson’s book, Mere Christendom, I am going to take a quick look at Chapter 1 (“The Wickedness of Secularism”). How I will attempt to go about analyzing each chapter (as I will do throughout the book) is break my analysis into two parts. First, I will give a…

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Two Months into the New Year–Time to Write Something! How About a Book Analysis of “Mere Christendom” by…Douglas Wilson???

It is February 24, 2024, and I have yet to write anything on this blog this year. Well, it’s time to get back at it. Now that I’m once again a full-time high school English teacher, I don’t have as much time as I used to do. Still, I want to maintain my blog, and…

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“God’s Monsters” by Esther Hamori: A Book Analysis Series–Part 6: Leviathans, Shades, Giants, and God the Ultimate Monster

Welcome to Part 6 of my book analysis series of Esther Hamori’s new book, God’s Monsters. In this post, we are going to do a sprint through as much of the next few chapters in Hamori’s book as possible. To be honest, when I first read God’s Monsters, during the first half of the book…

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“God’s Monsters” by Esther Hamori–A Book Analysis Series (Part 5: Demons and Spirits of Falsehood at God’s Beckoned Call)

Welcome to Part 5 of my book analysis series of Esther Hamori’s new book, God’s Monsters. In this post, we are going to look at Hamori’s take on DEMONS and DECEIVING SPIRITS the Bible…demons and deceiving spirits in God’s entourage! Chapter 5: Demons in God’s RanksOf all the chapters in the book, chapter 5 is…

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“God’s Monsters” by Esther Hamori–A New Book Analysis Series: Part 4–Those Nasty Destroying Angels

Welcome to Part 4 of my book analysis series of Esther Hamori’s new book, God’s Monsters. In this post, we are going to look at Hamori’s take on angels in the Bible. Hold on tight. Chapter 4: The Destroyer and Other AngelsFor the sake of brevity, allow me to first summarize Hamori’s basic thesis regarding…

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“God’s Monsters” by Esther Hamori: A New Book Analysis Series (Part 3: SATAN!)

Welcome to Part 3 of my book analysis series of Esther Hamori’s new book, God’s Monsters. In this post, we are going to look at Hamori’s take on “The Adversary” (i.e. SATAN) in her chapter 3. Chapter 3: The AdversaryAs is should be coming apparent thus far in this book analysis series, Hamori’s “modus operandi”…

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“God’s Monsters” by Esther Hamori: A New Book Analysis Series (Part 2: Cherubim)

Welcome to Part 2 of my book analysis series of Esther Hamori’s new book, God’s Monsters. But first, a shameless plug: The Blue-Collar Bible Scholar’s Reader’s Guide to the New Testament is a culmination of the past 25 years of my life in Biblical Studies. Back in 1995-1997, I went to Regent College in Vancouver,…

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“God’s Monsters” by Esther Hamori: A New Book Analysis Series (Part 1)

Earlier this Fall, on October 31, to be exact, biblical scholar Esther J. Hamori came out with her book, God’s Monsters: Vengeful Spirits, Deadly Angels, Hybrid Creatures, and Divine Hitmen of the Bible. On Amazon, the book has gotten scores of five-star reviews. Everyone from Bart Ehrman, Cornel West, and many others have endorsed the…

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