W. H. Griffith Thomas (1861–1924)

This one's a twofer--two classic commentaries by two different authors in one book. Rev. Thomas' outline of 2nd Peter was terse, to the point and kind of meh. Perhaps my reception of his work suffered because he had to follow Rev. Leighton. Archbishop Leighton did a phenomenal job of studying 1st Peter. He pulls apart the text phrase by phrase, connecting them to other scripture passages and the Christian's daily walk with Christ. I can see why they bothered to republish it over 300 years after it was written.
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Griffith Thomas classic book on the 39 articles is a glimpse into the evangelical side of the Church of England. Thomas spends much of the book defending the Anglican brand from its two extremes, Puritanism and Romanism. A moderate Calvinism marks the pages, as Thomas explains each Article, its history, its purpose, and how it has worked itself out over time. The book is very easy to read, and its polemics are mild at best. It would probably do well for all of us to return to our church's foundation documents and reacquaint ourselves with our theological basis. SDG.… (mais)