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In the Name of God, Amen: Rediscovering Biblical and Historical Covenants (Book/ Hardcover)

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In the Name of God, Amen was written to chronicle a largely forgotten legacy. Comprised of three books with over 400 illustrations and documents in one 290 page hard-bound volume, it is intended to chronicle the covenantal faith, the covenantal history, and the covenantal lives of those who shaped our inheritance.

The three books that comprise this self-contained volume take a comprehensive look at this overarching biblical theme.

Living as we doo at a time when western cultures are drifting ever further from any acknowledged accountability to God, the present volume represents a call to reconsider our ancient foundations. The Christian reformers of past centuries were far too conscious of man’s frail and fallen nature to suppose that they could go it alone apart from the true source of human virtue. They corporately acknowledged the ascendance of providence. They therefore entered into all societal engagements with a degree of commitment and cohesion in their families, churches, and civic affairs.

The three books that comprise this volume take a comprehensive look at that overarching covenantal theme, but variously considered from three vantage points:

Book I: Christianity's Covenantal Inheritance is a summary of the biblical idea of covenants as seen through the eyes of the English reformers. To the earlier generations of Puritans, the structural and moral fabric of society followed God's design under grace and biblical Law. Included in this book is a summary of the biblical idea of covenantal faith and obedience and the concurrent duties defined by the timeless standard of God's Ten Commandments.

Book II: America's Covenantal Inheritance is an overview of the Reformed covenantal histories of Puritan England and New England which set the stage for the founding of our nation. Earlier generations understood that the moral fabric of their societies were to be aligned with the Bible's precepts, and accordingly, they infused their own cultures with the rich character that gave later generations an enduring cultural inheritance.

Book III: Historic Covenantal Living describes the various venues of the Reformed covenantal life. In subdividing all earthly obligations into those of the family, church, and commonwealth, Puritans were able to draw lines of godly authority within each sphere, safely avoiding the extremes of either anarchy or tyranny. The Puritans deciphered God's order from His Word and reformed their entire lives according to its principled, covenantal design. They thereby obtained a maximum degree of liberty within the framework of genuine care and mutual accountability.

About the Author(s)

Daniel Ford is a researcher, author, and speaker on the development of constitutional government between the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. For the past twenty years, he has compiled a considerable archive of source material that speaks firsthand to the world view, the governing precepts, and public policies of America’s forebears and framers. He teaches history from God’s providential perspective to schools and churches and through historic conferences and tours. Daniel has written several articles on the subject of America’s English colonial inheritance and is the author of In the Name of God, Amen: Rediscovering Biblical and Historic Covenants and The Legacy of Liberty and Property. In both his writing and his teaching Daniel recalls the foundational contribution of Christianity in the historic struggle for limited, constitutional government as well as in the fields of religious and civil liberty. His objective is to unfold America’s genuine cultural inheritance and to demonstrate, by way of facts and artifacts, that many modern caricatures of history often prove to be misrepresentations that run counter to a rich, robust, and well documented American past. For Mr. Ford to be of service to your group or institution, he can be contacted at dan@lexrexpublishing.com