Tenth Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia: 175 Years of Thinking and Acting Biblically

By: Ryken, Philip Graham

Book Overview

Eternity Magazine, The Bible Study Hour, the Philadelphia Conference on Reformed Theology, the International Council on Biblical Inerrancy, the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals: in all of these... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0875525717
• ISBN13: 9780875525716
• Release Date: January 1852
• Publisher: P & R Publishing
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Enjoyable History of a God Glorifying Church

Church history is a worthwhile area of study. As we see how God has worked among sinful men and in imperfect churches, we are even more amazed at how He uses these churches and men in great ways. Tenth Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia is an enjoyable read that combines insight from early American Presbyterian history, early Philadelphia social and religious history, and of course, the individual histories of the men God called to preach and shepherd at Tenth Pres. An introduction by Linda Boice, the widow of James Boice, brings a personal touch to the history, and seems to show how God clearly planned and prepared for James Boice to pastor there and impact both Philadelphia and the world through his ministry. Anyone who has benefited from any of Boice's many books, or from those of his successor, and the current Sr. Pastor there, Philip G. Ryken, should enjoy this book. It covers the whole history of the church up until the time of Dr. Boice's death, and it concludes with Dr. Ryken's chapter, "A Church for Twenty-First Century" that outlines what the church is doing now, and where they see it going. All in all, a very encouraging, interesting, and God-centered history of one of the leading churches in America today.