Book Review: “Land of Hope” by Wilfred McClay
“‘The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see,’ said the great British leader Winston Churchill. In other words, the better you know your history, the more likely you will be ready for the future. In our current internet age of rapidly changing information, where last week’s news can sometimes seem like a distant forgotten age, it might be more important than ever for Christians to apply themselves to the study of history.”
What Kind of Presbyterian Are You?
A startling statistic came to my attention recently while reading a history of American Presbyterianism called Seeking a Better Country. In 1776, Presbyterians accounted for 25 percent of the American population. By 2001, that number had plunged to just 2.7 percent (p. 259-260).