{"product_id":"2940014518895","title":"Election Sermons","description":"A sterling exemplar of an earlier century’s spiritual mission of the church, James H. Thornwell, put it well when he said that public virtue would not ensue, unless connected to religion. He affirmed, “The moral nature of man is inseparably linked with immortality, and immortality is inseparably linked with religion.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoreover, Thornwell trumpeted the inescapably religious foundation of politics: “Subjects that have no religion are incapable of law. . . . Every State, therefore, must have a religion, or it must cease to be a government of men. Hence no Commonwealth has ever existed without religious sanctions. . . . man must have a religion. Everywhere, in all ages, in all countries, in ancient as in modern times, in civilized as well as in barbarian nations, we find him a worshipper at some altar, be it venerable, degraded, or blood-stained.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt will be a welcome step in the right direction if churches re-learn the equal dangers of political extremism and also of Gnostic disengagement. In place of those extremes, we have a large repository of fine materials that can help us keep our balance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany of the sermons in this volume were from some of the finest pastors. And among them, Robert Dabney and Benjamin Palmer were from the tradition within Southern Presbyterianism that emphasized the “spiritual mission” of the church. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, fully embracing the uniqueness of the church, these faithful exegetes also knew that their flocks needed instruction from the Word on all topics. They sought, even though men of their age, to “take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,” while not confusing the agencies of the church and state.","brand":"Tolle Lege Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146127851760,"sku":"2940014518895","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014518895_p0.jpg?v=1763609997","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014518895","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}