What is the meaning of history? Is there a meaning? Has civilization really advanced - are we going anywhere?
This book does not lightly skim the surface of these questions. Dr. Buttrick compares the view of philosophers, historians, scientists, and writers, strongly proclaiming his own belief that only the biblical view of history is valid.
"History is promise," he tells us, "a dialogue between God and man carrying us beyond tragedy... Faith in Christ is the only clue to the meaning of history."
The modern reader, lost and discouraged by the hopeless pessimism of contemporary literature, will find a new note of encouragement in this book by a well-known minister and scholar.
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