A Faith to Live by: Understanding Christian Doctrine

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Summary: Excellent!
Review: Excellent book by a excellent author! clear and concise....

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Summary: Superb Summary of the Reformed Faith
Review: This is the best summary of the Reformed Christian faith that any student of divinity can get hold of. It should be required reading for every pastor.

A Faith to Live By is a short systematic theology, particularly attractive for the christian layman or laywoman. It covers the doctrines of God, Man, Sin, Salvation, Christian Discipleship and the Second Coming.

Professor Macleod is the master of his subject. He is consistently lucid, succint and pastoral. Like all truly learned man, he admits uncertainty, but maintains tolerance of opposing views, where the Bible is silent.

This book is unadulterated reformed theology at its Scottish best. It makes none of the compromises that modern American presbyterianism tends to make vis a vis the Westminster Confession of Faith.

In every sense, a superb book and highly recommended. Having read it through twice, I envy those who must be studying under Macleod.

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Summary: A Must Read
Review: This is THE place to start for an overview of Christian Theology. Macleod is clear and to the point. He covers the main doctrines of Christianity thoroughly yet in concisely. He is not content to give simplistic answers and plums the depths of the Scriptures to arrive at a thoroughly biblical position.

This book would be a good place to start for anyone looking for a first read on theology, yet it will also give profound insight to the experienced student of theology.