Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Faith, Election and the Believer's Assurance
George Gifford · 2020
66/100
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Gifford's recovery of a genuine Puritan voice on election and assurance is worthwhile for readers already inside Reformed theology — this is a specialist text doing specialist work well. But the very narrow audience, thin critical reception data, and the requirement of significant doctrinal background make it hard to recommend broadly.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety96
substance70
craft68
originality65
accuracy72
hype62
age-fit80
human-eye62
Penny’s verdict66
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