What is Reformed Theology by R.C. Sproul (NOT - FREE - But worth it)
UPDATE #2
I recently read What Is Reformed Theology by R.C. Sproul and found it tremendous. I found it free online. However, this is a pirated copy. I reached out to Ligonier Ministries, and they said to reach out to Baker Books. Baker just got back to me.From the publisher:
What Do the Five Points of Calvinism Really Mean?
Many have heard of Reformed theology, but may not be certain what it is. Some references to it have been positive, some negative. It appears to be important, and they'd like to know more about it. But they want a full, understandable explanation, not a simplistic one.
What Is Reformed Theology? is an accessible introduction to beliefs that have been immensely influential in the evangelical church. In this insightful book, R. C. Sproul walks readers through the foundations of the Reformed doctrine and explains how the Reformed belief is centered on God, based on God's Word, and committed to faith in Jesus Christ. Sproul explains the five points of Reformed theology and makes plain the reality of God's amazing grace.
Buy it for yourself HERE!
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UPDATE
You can read it from Ligonier's website and watch R.C. himself teach it on their site HERE.
Is it offered with the publisher's permission?
ReplyDeleteGreat question. It is through the Internet Archive. I assumed they took care of that. Googling their overall use came up with this answer, "According to recent court rulings, the Internet Archive is not currently considered to be fully honoring copyright as a US court found their practice of digitizing and freely lending books through their "Open Library" program to be copyright infringement, rejecting their "controlled digital lending" argument as a fair use defense; meaning they are not allowed to freely distribute certain copyrighted materials without permission from the copyright holders." So the answer is maybe.
DeleteThis is not controlled digital lending. This is open distribution. Certainly without permission. Internet Archive does not take care of getting permission. Someone uploaded this file to Internet Archive to share with everyone. Probably this is copyright infringement.
DeleteThanks. I will look into it. In the meantime, I did discover that Ligonier Ministries, which owns the material, published the video series and manuscript on their website. It is pretty neat watching R.C. do the teaching!
DeleteYou should link to the official Ligonier page instead of the stolen book.
DeleteI linked to their site—a great idea.
DeleteFor your information, I have contacted Ligonier based on your post to find out what they want me to do. If they want me to, I will remove the link from the post.
I agree that stealing is a sin, but I am not convinced the Internet Archive has done that yet. Can you determine who uploaded this document to the Internet Archive? Perhaps they got permission?
Thank you for your concern.
If you have the link to the page (not directly to the PDF), it should tell you the account that uploaded the file. In general, anyone can upload anything to Internet Archive, no permission necessary. I could buy your book, scan it, and upload it to share with anyone and everyone.
DeleteThank you for checking and updating the original post.
DeleteYour welcome. Thanks for your concern.
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