Protestants by Alec Ryrie7/4/2023 ![]() Whether you are yourself a Protestant, or even a Christian, you live in a world, and are guided by principles and ideas, shaped by Protestants. Protestants created America and defined its special brand of entrepreneurial diligence. They are resourceful innovators and are making new converts every day in China, Africa, and Latin America. Protestants have set out for all four corners of the globe, embarking on courageous journeys into the unknown to set up new communities and experiment with new systems of government. What unites them all is a passion for God and a vital belief in the principle of self-determination. Protestants have also fought among themselves. ![]() If you look at any of the great confrontations of the last five centuries, you will find Protestants defining the debate on both sides. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Protestants: The Faith That Made the Modern World. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Above all, they were willing to fight for their beliefs. Protestants: The Faith That Made the Modern World - Ebook written by Alec Ryrie. Some turned to their newly accessible bibles to justify bold acts of political opposition, others to support a new understanding of who they were and what they could and should do. Protestants introduces us to the men and women who defined and redefined this quarrelsome faith. ![]() ![]() ![]() In this dazzling global history that charts five centuries of innovation and change, Alec Ryrie makes the case that Protestants made the modern world. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |