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How to Do Good to Many: The Public Good Is the Christian’s Life In this work the famed seventeenth-century pastor Richard Baxter provides worthy instruction in the proper valuation of earthly and heavenly goods, including practical and perennial lessons on how to pursue the common good in society. Baxter’s practical wisdom and doctrinal acumen, including his g...

The first volume of our Sources in Early Modern Economics, Ethics, and Law second series is now available in paperback.

On the Law of Nature: A Demonstrative Method (Sources in Early Modern Economics, Ethics, and Law) On the Law of Nature is at once a traditional and eclectic treatise of moral philosophy by one of the sixteenth century’s most widely read Protestant authors. Niels Hemmingsen (1513–1600), the “Teacher of Denmark,” was a Danish humanist and theologian who studied with the “Teacher of Germa...

Call for Proposals: Sources in Early Modern Economics, Ethics, and Law (Second Series)

NOW AVAILABLE: Lester DeKoster's "Communism & Christian Faith"!

"The best anti-Communism will come not only out of a determined opposition to all that Communism stands for, but it will come, even more so, out of the best dedication to the goals of freedom, of justice, of equity, of brotherhood, of the Christian life."

Communism & Christian Faith "The best anti-Communism will come not only out of a determined opposition to all that Communism stands for, but it will come, even more so, out of the best dedication to the goals of freedom, of justice, of equity, of brotherhood, of the Christian life." —Lester DeKoster A century has passed sin....

COMING SOON: Lester DeKoster's incisive guide to Communism from a Christian perspective.

Communism & Christian Faith Forthcoming, March 2018"The best anti-Communism will come not only out of a determined opposition to all that Communism stands for, but it will come, even more so, out of the best dedication to the goals of freedom, of justice, of equity, of brotherhood, of the Christian life." —Lester DeKoster

"For God is love and love is the law of his kingdom." -Herman Bavinck, from "The Christian Family"

Herman Bavinck on love, economics, and the reformation of society When we think about markets, we often think only in terms of mathematics or money. But at a deeper level, markets are simply networks of human relationships. When we participate in economic activit…

"Hunter Baker has once again produced a most engaging and masterfully written volume on a smorgasbord of subjects, including discussions of church and state, faith and culture, education and economics, secularism and society, as well as religion and politics." -David Dockery

The System Has a Soul What relevance does Christianity have in our societal system—a system that so often seems to be ordered only by the ultra-complex machinery of state power and corporate strategy? The essays in this volume address that question by considering the relationship of the church to liberty, government, c...

Johannes Althusius offers reflections on common law, natural law, private or individual (civil) law, the nature of sovereign public authority, and limitations on public power.

On Law and Power Contents: "Althusius in Context: A Biographical and Historical Introduction," by Stephen J. Grabill"A Demonstrative Theory of Natural Law: Johannes Althusius and the Rise of Calvinist Jurisprudence," by John Witte, Jr.

"Our Lord was not predestined by his Father to birth where we might have expected him." -Lester DeKoster / Gerard Berghoef

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“What do you need to know in order to live and die in the joy of this comfort?”

Living and Dying in Joy: The Heidelberg Catechism | By Cornelis Vonk The Christian art of living and dying in joy is explored in this guide to the catechism, which focuses on the biblical background and exposition of the grand themes of misery, redemption, and gratitude.

Stewardship constitutes willed acts of service that, not only make and sustain the fabric of civilization and culture, but also develop the soul.

Faithful in All God's House | Acton Bookshop In Faithful in All God’s House, Lester DeKoster and Gerard Berg­hoef define stewardship as ‘willed acts of service that, not only make and sustain the fabric of civilization and culture, but also develop the soul.’