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Letters from England by John Warwick Montgomery

Christianity's Unique Intellectual Opportunity

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

March 1995

The 20th century was weighed down by the ideas of those Paul Ricoeur termed the "three modern masters of suspicion": Nietzsche, Marx, and Freud.

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Jesus & the Bell Curve

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

January/February 1995

The test of moral living and acceptance before God has never been intelligence or social standing. Quite the contrary.

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Yuletide Feasting

LETTERS FROM EUROPE

John Warwick Montgomery

December 1994

Certain activities, from children's games to great con­certs, can link one to eternity, for as one is caught up in them time and mortality seem momentarily arrested.

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Otto von Habsburg & the Christian Renaissance in Europe

LETTERS FROM EUROPE

John Warwick Montgomery

November 1994

Without a vision, the people perish, and the only proper and lasting vision for individual or corporate life is that of the Christ of Scripture.

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The Famous in France: Why They Believe

LETTERS FROM EUROPE

John Warwick Montgomery

October 1994

Today, as throughout history, a remarkable number of those who impact civili­zation for good are motivated by the love of Christ.

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The Religion of Dr. Johnson

LETTERS FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

September 1994

Biographer Peter Quennell leaves no room for ambiguity: "Johnson…admitted no compromise, but asserted the unshakable truth of every major point of Christian doctrine."

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Back to the Sixties?

LETTERS FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

July-August 1994

Why is it so difficult for Christians to comprehend that God's Word stands in judgment equally over both change-for-change's-­sake and fustiness?

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Philosophy Revisited

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

June 1994

Here Roger Scruton needs to do much more to conserve the classic interplay of philosophy and theology.

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On the Reliability of the Four Gospels

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

May 1994

The Gospel writers, like witnesses in court, are not obliged to tell everything every other witness tells; they are only required to be truthful as to what they do narrate.

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Dracula or Jesus?

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

April 1994

In my judgment, the sources of life for Roma­nia are its universities and Christian churches.

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There Goes Hell & the Second Coming

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

March 1994

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Jesus in the Dictionary

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

January/February 1994

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The Virgin Birth: A Problem?

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

December 1993

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Lessons From the Amish

LETTER FROM EUROPE

John Warwick Montgomery

November 1993

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Fido in Heaven?

LETTER FROM EUROPE

John Warwick Montgomery

October 1993

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New Light on the Abortion Controversy

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

September 1993

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Gorgon Theology

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

July-August 1993

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When Is a Jew Not a Jew?

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

June 1993

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Did Jesus Exist?

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

May 1993

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Can a Scientist Pray?

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

April 1993

Science and Christian faith agree that the universe has overall structure but an open future, and prayer is a prime fac­tor in fine-tuning that future.

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Breaking Trust With Cardinal Newman

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

January-February 1993

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The New Archbishop of Canterbury

Letter from England

John Warwick Montgomery

December 1992

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The Bishop & the Muslims

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

November 1992

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Eugen Drewermann's Trivialization of Theology

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

John Warwick Montgomery

October 1992

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Principle vs. Prudence

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

Christopher Derrick

May 1985

“Priests and bishops and popes are usually good men, often very good men. But they’re still only men, not always capable of really heroic courage," said the theologian.

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What Will World War III Be About?

LETTER FROM ENGLAND

Christopher Derrick

July-August 1984

There are many ways to cut this world’s cake in half and take sides. A Christian should presumably think in terms of the Church vs. the world.

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