{"id":49243,"date":"2009-04-09T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2009-04-09T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/\/uk\/?p=49243"},"modified":"2019-02-28T12:47:32","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T12:47:32","slug":"review-a-handful-of-pebbles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banneroftruth.org\/uk\/resources\/book-review-resources\/2009\/review-a-handful-of-pebbles\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: A Handful of Pebbles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The title comes from the premise that \u2018Liberal theology offers us a handful of pebbles; the God of the Bible offers us Jesus Christ \u2013 \u2018the Bread of Life\u2019.<br \/>\nIn this slim volume Peter Barnes sets out clearly and succinctly what he sees as theological Liberalism, warnings in the Bible that he sees as directly relevant, historical background to the rise of Liberalism and what has happened since. Liberalism is a threat to Bible believing Christianity and those who keep faith with Evangelical teaching. Previously published 2003 in Australia as Theological Liberalism: <em>A Handful of Pebbles<\/em> this new edition from Banner of Truth is a very useful explanation of the arguments and the objections to the contested writings of leading Liberal scholars.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This review was first posted by Mary Bartholomew on GoodBookReviews.org. The site has been closed as of March 2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The title comes from the premise that \u2018Liberal theology offers us a handful of pebbles; the God of the Bible offers us Jesus Christ \u2013 \u2018the Bread of Life\u2019. 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