"Robert Hand's book of sermons and addresses, Since You Have Been Raised, is timely-not only for the congregations who heard them originally but also for those of us who read them now. His thoughtful work with the biblical text teaches and encourages readers with creative and at times whimsical insight and depth. These brief but powerful chapters will instruct readers and inspire them to live as those who have been raised by the power of Christ." -Scott M. Gibson, David E. Garland Chair of Preaching, Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University 
"With gentle pastoral skill, Robert Hand's sermons and addresses lead us up to Christ. He is the one in whom our lives are anchored. He is also the one of whom the Scriptures speak throughout. Drawing upon ancient as well as contemporary theological forebears, Hand offers a catholic vision of how we can be the church of Christ today. Since You Have Been Raised grounds us firmly in the Scriptures and teaches us to be faithful disciples in uncertain times." -Hans Boersma, Saint Benedict Servants of Christ Chair in Ascetical Theology, Nashotah House 
"This is an excellent volume with a far bigger impact than its size. Robert pays close, thoughtful, careful, and faithful attention to the biblical text, listens to the voice of God, and hears the Spirit's inspiration in the apostles. Robert is attentive to how language works and draws on the wisdom of our early church theologians. He listens with a pastor's heart and focuses our attention on the things that matter. Robert says he is a layperson, but he is a pastor to me, and he will be to you as you read Since You Have Been Raised." -Douglas D. Webster, Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University 
Robert A. Hand (Ph.D., Calvin) has taught philosophy, ethics, and theology at LeTourneau University since 2016. He has also taught the history of Christianity and given guest lectures in philosophy at the University of Texas at Tyler. He is the author of Presupposing God: Theological Epistemology in Immanuel Kant's Transcendental Idealism and Karl Barth's Theological Method in the Princeton Theological Monograph Series (Pickwick).

Since You Have Been Raised: Sermons and Addresses

Religion & Spirituality

Hand, Robert A.

Christian Books & Bibles

Madison House

In thirteen essays--one on each state--noted historians provide a fascinating picture of the political process by which competing interests and ideas formed the Constitution.

The Constitution and the States: The Role of the Original Thirteen in Framing and Adoption of the Federal Constitution

History

Americas

During the long summer of 1787, while half a hundred men deliberated in utmost secrecy over the fate of a nation, newspaper editors went to great length to win support for the federalist cause. By launching one of the greatest media marketing campaigns in American history, publishers repeatedly promoted the anticipated results of the Constitutional Convention while actively stifling its antifederal critics.In this revealing expose of media management in the eighteenth century, historian John K. Alexander demonstrates how publishers' tacit political assumptions and their tightly woven information networks channeled public debate over the issue. He quantitatively and qualitatively shows how publishers turned their papers into propaganda instruments in an effort to create and solidify a popular consensus around the yet unknown results of the Convention. In the words of one New York editor, "they conceived it a duty incumbent on them to prepare the minds of their readers for [the Constitution's] reception.""The evidence from 1787," writes Alexander, "suggests that independent ownership and operation offer no guarantee of a truly free and informative press." The Selling of the Constitutional Convention is a fascinating analysis of news management in the 1780s that sheds new light on the role of the press in early American political culture.

The Selling of the Constitutional Convention: A History of News Coverage (Culture)

Alexander, John K.

A captivating and lucid narrative of America's revolutionary generation, Jefferson's America takes the reader from the earliest rumblings of colonial dissent, through the crises of revolution and nation-making, to the heroic drama of the War of 1812. Risjord deftly weaves together strands of biography and social history with military and political history to depict the rich fabric of the young republic. While most writers on this period conclude with the end of the Revolution, the ratification of the Constitution, or the election of Jefferson, Risjord contends that there is a fundamental continuity in the history of the Early Republic. The basic problems involved in creating a stable, representative government were not resolved until the "second war of independence," a symbolic end for the Revolutionary generation, which produced a sense of national unity and determined the viability of the new nation. Risjord incorporates new social and economic perspectives, and he deals suggestively with the struggle over "who shall rule at home." Yet he still presents the pivotal events of the War for Independence, the framing of the Constitution, the "Revolution of 1800," and the war of 1812 in an interesting and understandable way. This is no watered-down version of the national myth, but a subtle and well-told story.

Jefferson's America, 1760-1815

RISJORD, Norman K.

In this thought-provoking analysis of international relations, the Onufs deepen our understanding of the law of nations in a world of profound change. Federal Union, Modern World relates the emergence of the modern concept of state-societies to the remarkable experiments in constitution-making in the United States and shows how efforts to model a federal union in America influenced the broader relations of European nation-states.Relying on ancient and early modern sources prominent in the minds of the Founders, the authors show how the idea of a federal union was applied to the nations of the world. This profound conceptual change in international relations sundered the law of nations from naturalism and grafted it into modern ideas of liberalism.The formation of the United States as federation, argue the Onufs, "expressed Enlightenment impulses . . . more fully than any contemporaneous developments in Europe." Furthermore, as the Founders attempted to secure a tenable position for their creation, they inspired a shift in international relations theory from natural legal doctrine to the positive law of states.This timely study of international union and disunion informs us as much about the decades of revolution as it does about the context of international relations in our own time.

Federal Union, Modern World: The Law of Nations in an Age of Revolutions, 1776-1814

Onuf, Nicholas

Onuf, Peter

World