Common Grace Revisited

Common Grace Revisited by Engelsma, David. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780916206819.

Widely known evangelical leader Richard J. Mouw has recently renewed the case for a common grace of God. In his book, He Shines in All Thats Fair: Culture and Common Grace (Eerdmans, 2001), Dr. Mouw recommends to all Christians the theory of common grace, Mouw contends, is essential for Christian life in society, especially the Christians cooperation with non-Christians in forming good, godly culture. Common Grace Revisited is a response to Mouws apology for common grace. It considers Mouws arguments for common grace, examines Kuyperian (and now Mouwian) common grace in the light of Scripture and Reformed confessions, and proposes an alternative to common grace as the basis and motive of the Christians life in society. The doctrine of common grace must not go untested. There are solid, indeed urgent, reasons, both theological and practical, for challenging its claim to be part of the body of Reformed truth. Common Grace Revisited presents some of these reasons. Those who have read He Shines in All Thats Fair, as well as those who accept common grace, perhaps uncritically, as the power of the Christian life in the world, will do well to read Common Grace Revisited.