In this thought-provoking book; born-again Christian Denis O. Lamoureux argues that the God of the Bible created the universe and life through evolution--an ordained; sustained; and design-reflecting natural process. In other words; evolution is not the result of blind chance and our creation is not a mistake. Lamoureux challenges the popular assumption that God disclosed scientific facts in the opening chapters of Scripture thousands of years before their discovery by modern science. He contends that in the same way the Lord meets us wherever we happen to be in our lives; the Holy Spirit came down to the level of the inspired biblical writers and used their ancient understanding of origins in order to reveal inerrant; life-changing Messages of Faith. Lamoureux also shares his personal story and struggle in coming to terms with evolution and Christianity.
#1969527 in Books 2016-12-24Original language:English 8.00 x .82 x 5.25l; #File Name: 1541280059360 pages
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45 of 47 people found the following review helpful. I have always enjoyed the photographsBy Bradley K EsserThis is a review of the Kindle edition. I have always enjoyed the photographs; illustrations and maps in the American Heritage History series. Unfortunately; the Kindle edition only contains text. This is a great disservice and deserving of one star.73 of 75 people found the following review helpful. Catton's succinct; objective "classic" overview of the U.S. Civil WarBy LibrarianThe text by Bruce Catton of this 2014 ebook was originally published in 1960 with many hundreds of photographs and illustrations; all packaged in a massive hardcovered volume to coincide with the Civil War Centennial observance. It was later re-issued in 1996 in an equally large hardcovered edition with "New" added to the title. Catton's text was left intact and unchanged; but the formal; 1960 introduction by Richard M. Ketchum was replaced by one written by James M. McPherson. Previous illustrations and their perfunctory captions were largely replaced by new ones. Longer and more detailed captions were written by McPherson; and they were a significant editorial contribution to the book.This 2014 ebook edition is TEXT ONLY. There are NO illustrations; but in lieu of pictures and captions; it has myriad links to websites. It no longer contains ANY formal introduction -- most certainly NOT the one by McPherson falsely promised in the Kindle Store blurb and erroneously listed on the title-page. In fact; NOTHING by McPherson appears anywhere in this ebook; and the text is entirely as it was originally written by Bruce Catton back in 1960.I repeat: THERE IS NOW NOTHING BY McPHERSON IN THIS BOOK; and his name should not appear attached to it. That it still does is a gross misrepresentation.The original text in this edition (entirely by Catton) is happily NOT an updated; modernized; recently-written; politically-correct; revisionist history by someone espousing a particular; currently-in-vogue; socio-political agenda. Rather; it IS a 50+ year-old; tried-and-true; proven-solid; particularly easy-to-understand; objective account written by a mature and respected historian striving to succinctly; but fairly and non-controversially; explain the Civil War to the general; non-specialist reading public. It is Catton's straightforward; no-nonsense; uncluttered treatment that makes this classic account still well-worth reading today -- even without the original pictorial matter. In fact; despite how fabulous those photographs and illustrations truly were; they (and their often lengthy captions and multiple-page layouts) did have a tendency to constantly interrupt and impede the flow of the main narrative. In this pictureless ebook edition; that (at least) is no longer the case.Due to the necessary limitations and restrictions of any one-volume history; some topics and some battles may receive minimal treatment that occasionally borders on perfunctoriness. Catton wrote many other; fuller and arguably more "solid" books about the Civil War; my personal favorites being "This Hallowed Ground" and "A Stillness at Appomattox." Those lengthier works tend to be aimed at a more fact-demanding; detail-oriented audience of Civil War students and enthusiasts than this; hence; there are discernable stylistic differences between those books and this one; with this being a more generalized; introductory-level; popular treatment meant for mass consumption. Civil War buffs who seek greater depth than this book offers should read his others. For comparative purposes; they may also wish to consider two additional; highly regarded; Pulitzer Prize winning; one-volume treatments; one older and the other newer (and both available in the Kindle Store); they are "History of the Civil War;" by James Ford Rhodes (1917) and "Battle Cry of Freedom;" by (the aforementioned) James M. McPherson (1988).11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Outstanding Overview of the Civil WarBy C.WallaceWritten initially by the great Civil War historian Bruce Catton; first published in 1960; this work was "updated" recently by James McPherson; himself a distinguished Civil War historian. Regardless of exactly how it was produced; I can only praise it as an extremely well written one volume study of the war that divided our country and cost hundreds of thousands of lives. The most important leaders and the most important battles were studied with great skill.I have read boring (at least to me) accounts of the Civil War that have too much about things like flanking maneuvers and chains of command. Of course; these things are important to anyone who has an interest in specific battles or battle tactics; but I think that the average person who picks up these detailed books will surrender unconditionally before getting very far.I found this book to provide a spirited overview of the momentous conflict. I feel it captures forces that drove the soldiers on both sides.
