Practical and Social Aspects of Christianity: The Wisdom of James
Overview
Originally delivered as a series of 12 lectures at the Northfield Bible Conference, A. T. Robertson expounds on the text of James. Moving verse-by-verse through the book of James, Robertson offers elucidation and practical application on key topics of Christianity.
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- 12 lectures on the Epistle of James
- Practical application on key topics
- Verse-by-verse commentary
The commentary is practical, lucid, and searching, and seems to overlook no important contribution that has been made to the understanding of the epistle.
—Homiletic Review
- Title: Practical and Social Aspects of Christianity: The Wisdom of James
- Author: A. T. Robertson
- Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton
- Publication Date: 1915
- Pages: 280
A. T. Robertson (1863–1934) was a renowned scholar and a terrific preacher. He was educated at Wake Forest University and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 1892, Robertson was appointed professor at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary where he taught until 1934.
Robertson was a founding member of the Baptist World Congress, now known as the Baptist World Alliance. Throughout his incredible life, Archibald Thomas Robertson wrote 41 books ranging from grammars to simple character studies.
His books are still used today and his publications available in Logos include Practical and Social Aspects of Christianity: The Wisdom of James, Studies in Mark's Gospel, The Divinity of Christ in the Gospel of John, and A Harmony of the Gospels. Also available from Logos is the A. T. Robertson Collection (15 vols.), which includes a number of Robertson’s grammars, commentaries, lectures, and sermons.