Seventeen Seconds

by Ivan Southall

Book Overview

In 1817 the Scottish mathematician and churchman Thomas Chalmers (1780–1847), who was later invited to write one of the Bridgewater Treatises (also reissued in this series) published this book, based on weekday sermons preached by him in Glasgow. His main aim is to refute the 'infidel' argument that because the earth and humanity are such insignificant parts of the universe, God - if he existed - would not care about them. However, he is also addressing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0027861406
• ISBN13: 9780027861402
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.