Bøker av David W. Hall

Ancient Faith is a series of sermons from an ordinary church outside of Atlanta. These brief reflections on Scripture seek to define, illustrate, and amplify what faith actually is. Expositions from this single chapter of the Bible, featuring a Hall of Fame of Faith, show us also how faith-today-is still the same as it always was. Readers will be introduced to great exemplars of faith, and our aim is to point our friends today to more enduring models of true belief.

A Heart Promptly Offered presents the basic story of Calvin's life, along with numerous excerpts from his own pen?writings from his letters, commentaries, and sermons. In addition to summarizing the main topics of Calvin's "Institutes," it lays out his ground-breaking political theory, which is an unparalleled contribution to human freedom.

In this provocative study, David W. Hall argues that Calvinism had a greater influence on America's founders than contemporary scholars, and perhaps even the founders themselves, have understood. Calvinism's insistence that human rulers tend to err played a significant role in the founders' prescription of limited government and fed the distinctly American philosophy in which political freedom for citizens is held as the highest value. Hall's timely work countervails many scholars' doubt in the intellectual efficacy of religion by showing that religious teachings have led to such progressive ideals as American democracy and freedom.

Forensic Botany: A Practical Guide is an accessible introduction to the way in which botanical evidence is identified, collected and analysed in criminal cases. Increasingly this form of evidence is becoming more important in forensic investigation and yet there are few trained botanists able to assist in such cases.