Fundamentals

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All I can say is that this collection of essays should be in every library. Today, when the Holy Scriptures are under an unrelenting attack, these essays are truly a breath of fresh air. From tracing the history of Higher Criticism, to Christ verifying the OT, to the ONE author of Isaiah, the authenticity of the Book of Daniel and much, much more, I not only highly recommend this two volume set, but you do yourself a great injustice if you don't have these essays. These essays are devastating to the arguments of all these unbelieving "scholars" that have, over the years, tried to make the Scriptures out to be nothing but myth and fairy tales. Just one essay out of the entire set, is more than worth the price of the complete set. Please, read these essays. You will be glad that you did.

The subtitle of this overwhelming apologetic says it all! The scholars that contributed to these writings set a standard in the study of apologetics. If you need answers on how to defend the Bible's infallibility, authority, inerrancy and authenticity against the views of "higher critics," science, and evolution, this book is for you. In this day and time, mainstream Protestants truly need to 'get back to the basics' of knowing how to defend the Word of God. "The Fundamentals," will do just that.

This landmark study was originally financed by Christian laymen Lyman and Milton Stewart, first published between 1910 and 1915 in twelve paperback volumes and distributed free to many thousands of ministers, missionaries and leading laypersons. It was published in a four volume edition in 1917. Demand has since kept the four volume edition in print. My own four copies were reprinted in 1988. By the beginning of the twentieth century religious modernism and apostasy in Biblical criticism, theology and practice had made major inroads in American seminaries, colleges and mainline churches. This monumental work raised a defense and standard for Biblical Christianity. The many articles range over a variety of topics, covering Biblical criticism, theology and the practical application of the Christian faith. The studies were contributed by a variety of writers representing different traditions of Protestantism in the defense and promotion of a vital Christian faith based upon the inspiration of the Bible and the great central doctrines of the Bible and the person and work of Jesus Christ. Not only is this a great historic work that contributed to the burgeoning modern Christian Fundamentalist and Evangelical movements; it is also a work that has retained much relevance and may still be read profitably for knowledge, doctrine and practical Christian living.

By the turn of the 20th century, new "modern" and liberal teachings (such as Evolution, Higher Criticism, rejection of the reliability of the Bible and rejection of the deity of Christ) had begun to have a serious influence on American churches, provoking debate across the country. In 1909, two Christian laymen, oil magnates Lyman and Milton Stewart, set aside money for the publication of a group of articles, written by well-known orthodox Protestant scholars, spelling out the fundamentals (or essential doctrines for salvation) of the Christian faith. From 1910 to 1915 the scholars published ninety articles, which were eventually compiled into twelve books. These ninety articles defend each of the essential doctrines then perceived to be under attack, and cover such things as the inspiration of Scripture, the virgin birth, deity and substitutionary atonement of Christ, and a host of others.Though, by the turn of the 21st century, the term "Fundamentalist" has undergone a great deal of change, these Fundamentals harken back to those original Fundamentalists. If you have heard the term "Fundamentalist" used as a pejorative against Christians, and wish to understand what the term really means, then I would highly recommend that you get this book. Being written by scholars, as a scholarly defense, it is somewhat dry in its reading, plus by now some of the issues may seem out of date. But, that said, this is a fascinating and highly informative work of basic theology that I recommend to all believers. I am very glad that I read these Fundamentals, and think that you will be too.

This is one of the best, if not THE best, works of Christian Apologetics to be found ANYWHERE! The essays run the gamut from a critique of so-called "higher criticism", to what constitutes the true church, with a number of other topics as well. Read and enjoy the work that launched the movement of Christian "fundamentalism"!