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This printer and seller of books, including the Valleskey/Bivens book, said, "I have to feed my family. I cannot publish your book." He then repeatedly refused to give me back the photos for Angel Joy, even though he was the one who solicited me for books he could publish and sell.
The only public reference Valleskey made to me was in his icky Church Growth promotional article in the Wisconsin Lutheran Quarterly. He argued that one could harvest figs from thistles, that Fuller dogma was like rich gold, silver, and jewels - good for the stealing. There he was suspiciously flattering, as the Apostle warned in
Romans 16:18
For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
By the way, I challenged Valleskey's awful WLQ essay when he gave it, sought to talk to him about his study at Fuller Seminary - which he denied and later confirmed. I also sat next to Valleskey at supper, but another CG fanatic, now an avowed atheist, made sure I could not say anything.
I also talked to John (Sparky) Brenner about the false claims of the article. He said, "Write a letter." I said, rather heatedly, "Does the faculty support these falsehoods? Are there any editorial standards?" Brenner's wife looked at me like, "How dare you speak to my professor husband!"
In spite of the obstacles created by the WELS Church Growthers, the book came out eventually and sold like beer at a WELS convention.
Here is the Table of Contents -
Introduction 7
Chapter One: Decline Of The Mainline Churches
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The Merry Widow Waltz 9
Reimarus: Liberal Hero 11
Historical-Critical Method 13
Yale and the Progress of Higher Criticism 15
Benjamin Bacon 15
The New Scholarship at Yale 16
Educational Victories 21
Pietistic Bridge 22
The Fruit 25
Chapter Two: Merger Mania: 28
Becoming Unitarian 28
A Little Unitarian History 32
Apostasy through Merger 36
Unionism 38
ELCA Doctrines, Shared with Mainline Churches 39
Merger Works 40
Mainline Churches, Home Missions for the Unitarians 41
Gradualism 43
Chapter Three: The Mainline Churches And
Evolution 46
Another Approach to Evolution 51
Darwin, Theologian and Scientist 52
The Earthworm, Darwin's Nemesis 53
Purpose 54
Compost 58
Why? 60
For the Believer 61
Mainline Malaise 61
Creation 62
Devolution 64
Chapter Four: Charismatics Are Liberals 68
A LITTLE HISTORY 70
Revivalism 70
Pentecostalism 71
Charismatic Renewal 72
DOCTRINAL ERRORS OF THE CHARISMATICS 75
Confusion about the Two Natures in Christ 75
Two Baptisms 76
Unscriptural Practices concerning Tongues 79
Women in Leadership Roles 81
Theology of the Cross 82
CHARACTERISTICS SHARED 83
BY LIBERALS AND CHARISMATICS 83
Subjectivity 83
Ecumenism, Unionism by Another Name 84
New Revelations Transmitted through the Emotions 85
Ordination of Women 87
Ill-educated Clergy: Rote Memory of Dogma, Shallow Dogmatism 88
Excommunication 91
Work Righteousness 92
Political Power 93
Chapter Five: Defending Morality 98
MATERIAL FALLACIES OF RELEVANCE 98
The ad hominem (against the man) 98
The tu quoque (and you too) 100
The ad populum (to the people) 100
The ad verecundiam (out of respect) 101
The ad ignorantiam (pleading ignorance) 102
The fallacy of accidence 102
Ignoratio elenchi (changing the subject) 103
Ad baculum (appeal to force) 103
Ad misericordiam (sympathy) 104
MATERIAL FALLACIES OF INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE 105
Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (after this, therefore because of this) 105
Petitio principii (begging the question) 105
Opposition 106
Special pleading 107
Hasty generalization 107
FALLACIES OF AMBIGUITY 108
Equivocation 108
OTHER FALLACIES 110
Slippery Slope 110
False dilemma 111
Two wrongs/common practice 111
RULES OF ENGAGEMENT 112
Chapter Six: The Cure 116
EVANGELISM 127
PIETISM 127
Unionism 128
Results! Results! 129
Cell Groups 131
APPLICATION 132
A NEW APPROACH 135
Books To Buy and Study---
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| Herman Otten's secret agent, Paul McCain, reviewed Liberalism favorably in Christian News, but some might want to purchase it anyway. |