What Christians Believe

Georgia Harkness contributed much during the mid-twentiethcentury to the clarification of beliefs for people throughout the church. Inthis volume she summarizes the Christian faith so that the typical individualcan find firm ground on which to stand during trying times. She summarizes whatChristians believe about God the Bible Jesus Christ the Holy Spirit and theChurch.  She explains how these beliefs affect Christian life.  Georgia Harkness was a staunch believer that religious faithof the right kind nourishes insight and stamina which are both needed as muchnow as they were in the turbulent 1960s.  “If [Christians] are not to liveby community pressures and the persuasive forces that impinge on them constantlyfrom business politics the television or the newspaper they must have aperspective from beyond these forces and agencies by which to judgethem.”  Here is such a perspective! Georgia Harkness (1891-1971) Wherever the Protestant Christian struggled to understandfaith during the 20th century the name of Georgia Harkness was wellknown. She was one of the most respected interpreters of the faith for thelaity and for pastors.  Her previous books Understanding the ChristianFaith Toward Understanding the Bible The Providence of God TheMinistry of Reconciliation and Beliefs that Count typify anunmatched capacity for clarity and directness. Georgia Elma Harkness was an ordained Methodist minister anda graduate of Cornell University. She earned two masters’ degrees and then thePhD from Boston University. She finished her teaching and writing career asprofessor emeritus of applied theology at the Pacific School of Religion inBerkeley California.  For more information see the biography by RosemarySkinner Keller Georgia Harkness: For Such a Time As This (AbingdonPress 1992).