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Bibliography of the Works of Gordon H Bibliography of the Works of Gordon H. Clark Published Books: (64) 1929. Empedocles and Anaxagoras in Aristotle's De Anima. PhD diss., University of Pennsylvania. 1931. Readings in Ethics. Gordon H. Clark and T.V. Smith, eds. New York: F.S.Crofts and Company. 1934. [Translations of the Democritean material]. In Selections from Early Greek Philosophy. Milton C. Nahm, ed. New York: F.S. Crofts and Company. 1940. Selections from Hellenistic Philosophy. Gordon H. Clark, ed. New York: Appleton-Century- Crofts. 1941. [Part One: Ancient Philosophy]. In A History of Philosophy. Seymour G. Martin, Gordon H. Clark, Francis P. Clarke, and Chester T. Ruddick. New York: F.S. Crofts and Company. 1946. A Christian Philosophy of Education. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 1952. A Christian View of Men and Things: An Introduction to Philosophy. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 1956. What Presbyterians Believe. Philadelphia: The Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. 1957. Thales to Dewey: A History of Philosophy. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1960. Dewey. Philadelphia: The Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. 1961. Religion, Reason and Revelation. Philadelphia: The Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. 1963. Karl Barth's Theological Method. Philadelphia: The Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. 1963. William James. Philadelphia: The Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. 1964. The Philosophy of Science and Belief in God. Nutley, NJ: The Craig Press. 1965. What Do Presbyterians Believe? The Westminster Confession: Yesterday and Today. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. 1967. Peter Speaks Today: A Devotional Commentary on First Peter. Philadelphia: The Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. 1 1968. The Philosophy of Gordon H. Clark. Ronald H. Nash, ed. Philadelphia: The Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. This is a Festschrift for Gordon H. Clark. 1969. Biblical Predestination. Nutley, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. 1971. Historiography: Secular and Religious. Nutley, NJ: The Craig Press. 1972. The Johannine Logos: The Mind of Christ. Nutley, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. 1972. II Peter: A Short Commentary. Nutley, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. 1973. Three Types of Religious Philosophy. Nutley, NJ: The Craig Press. 1975. First Corinthians: A Contemporary Commentary. Nutley, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. 1978. Predestination in the Old Testament. Nutley, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. 1979. Colossians: Another Commentary on an Inexhaustible Message. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. 1979. The Concept of Biblical Authority. Nutley, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. [Published in God’s Hammer (1982)] 1980. 1 and 2 Peter. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. The combined edition of [Peter Speaks Today 1967] and [II Peter 1972]. 1980. First John: A Commentary. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. 1980. Language and Theology. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. 1982. Behaviorism and Christianity. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. 1982. God's Hammer: The Bible and Its Critics. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. A collection of Gordon H. Clark’s articles and essays. 1983. Faith and Saving Faith. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. 1983. The Pastoral Epistles. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. 1984. The Biblical Doctrine of Man. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. 1984. In Defense of Theology. Milford, MI: Mott Media, Inc. 2 1985. Ephesians. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. Reprinted in [Commentaries on Paul’s Letters 2005]. 1985. Logic. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. 1985. The Trinity. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. 1986. Clark Speaks From The Grave. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. 1986. First and Second Thessalonians. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. 1986. Logical Criticisms of Textual Criticism. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. Reprint of Logical Criticisms of Textual Criticism. The Trinity Review Mar.-Apr., 1984). 1987. The Atonement. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. 1987. Predestination. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company. The combined edition of [Biblical Predestination 1969] and [Predestination in the Old Testament 1978]. 1988. The Incarnation. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. 1990. Today's Evangelism: Counterfeit or Genuine? Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. 1992. Essays on Ethics and Politics. John W. Robbins, ed. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. A collection of Gordon H. Clark’s articles and essays. 1993. Sanctification. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. 1993. The Holy Spirit. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. 1993. An Introduction to Christian Philosophy. 2nd ed. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. This is the expanded form of the 1966 Wheaton Lectures delivered at Wheaton College and first published in [The Philosophy of Gordon H. Clark 1968]. 1993. New Heavens, New Earth: A Commentary on First and Second Peter. Jefferson, MD: The Trinity Foundation. The second revised edition of [1 and 2 Peter 1980]. 1994. Lord God of Truth. Hobbs, NM: The Trinity Foundation. 1995. William James and John Dewey. Hobbs, NM: The Trinity Foundation. The combined edition of [Dewey 1960] and [William James 1963]. 1996. Against the World: The Trinity Review 1978-1988. John W. Robbins, ed.Hobbs, NM: The Trinity Foundation. Contained some of Gordon H. Clark’s essays published in The Trinity Review. 1996. God and Evil: The Problem Solved. Hobbs, NM: The Trinity Foundation. Reprint of Chapter 5: God and Evil of [Religion, Reason and Revelation (1961) 1995]. 3 1996. Philippians. Hobbs, NM: The Trinity Foundation. 1997. Ancient Philosophy. John W. Robbins, ed. Hobbs, NM: The Trinity Foundation. A collection of Gordon H. Clark’s articles and essays. 1999. The Pastoral Epistles. Vol. 15 of The Works of Gordon Haddon Clark. Unicoi, TN: The Trinity Foundation. 2002. Against the Churches: The Trinity Review 1989-1998. John W. Robbins, ed. Unicoi, TN: The Trinity Foundation. Contained some of Gordon H. Clark’s essays published in The Trinity Review. 2004. Christian Philosophy. Vol. 4 of The Works of Gordon Haddon Clark. Unicoi, TN: The Trinity Foundation. The combined edition of: [Religion, Reason and Revelation (1961) 1995], [Three Types of Religious Philosophy (1973) 1989], and [An Introduction to Christian Philosophy 1993]. 2005. A Christian View of Men and Things. Vol. 1 of The Works of Gordon Haddon Clark. Unicoi, TN: The Trinity Foundation. 2005. Commentaries on Paul's Letters. Vol. 12 of The Works of Gordon Haddon Clark. Unicoi, TN: The Trinity Foundation. The combined edition of: [Colossians (1979) 1989], [Ephesians 1985], [First and Second Thessalonians 1986], and [Logical Criticisms of Textual Criticism (1986) 1990]. 2008. Modern Philosophy. Vol. 5 of The Works of Gordon Haddon Clark. Unicoi, TN: The Trinity Foundation. The combined edition of: [Dewey 1960], [William James 1963], [The Philosophy of Science and Belief in God (1964) 1996], [Language and Theology (1980) 1993], and [Behaviorism and Christianity 1982]. 2009. Clark and His Critics. Vol. 7 of The Works of Gordon Haddon Clark. Unicoi, TN: The Trinity Foundation. The combined edition of [The Philosophy of Gordon H. Clark 1968] and [Clark Speaks from the Grave 1986]. 2012. What Is the Christian Life? Unicoi, TN: The Trinity Foundation. The combined edition of: [Sanctification 1993] and [Today’s Evangelism, Counterfeit or Genuine? 1990]. Books as Editor: University Series Philosophical Studies, Craig Press: (2) 1967. William Young, Foundations of Theory, Nutley, NJ: Craig Press 1972. William Young, Hegel’s Dialectical Method, Nutley, NJ: Craig Press Published Articles and Editorials: (350) 1923. What Shall We Do? The Presbyterian August 16. 10-11. 1923. How Long? The Presbyterian November 15. 9. 1925. Gnosticism and Modernism The Presbyterian Sept 17. 8-9. 4 1929. Christian and Pagan Ethics. The Evangelical Student, The Magazine of the League of Evangelical Students, Vol. 4 No. 1, Oct., 29-32. 1931. By Way of Welcome. The Evangelical Student, The Magazine of the League of Evangelical Students, Vol. 5 No. 3, Apr., 33. [Address before Sixth Annual Conference]. 1932. Determinism and Responsibility. The Evangelical Quarterly Vol. 4. No. 1, Jan., 13-23. Published in [Essays on Ethics and Politics 1992]. 1932. Ethics and Theology. The Evangelical Student, The Magazine of the League of Evangelical Students, Vol. 6 No. 2, Jan., 29-33. 1932. Leadership. The Evangelical Student, The Magazine of the League of Evangelical Students, Vol. 6 No. 2, Jan., 6. 1934. Spontaneity and Monstrosity in Aristotle. The New Scholasticism Vol. VIII No. 1, Jan. 1934. Timaeus or Plato, The New Scholasticism Vol.VIII No.4, Oct. 1935. Kant and Old Testament Ethics. The Evangelical Quarterly Jul., 232-240. Published in [Essays on Ethics and Politics 1992]. 1935. The Relationship of Public Education to Christianity, Speech from Oct. 31. [Published in Trinity Review, May, June, 1985] 1936. Independency. The Presbyterian Guardian Feb. 3, 1936. 1936. Philosophy as a Hobby. The Red and Blue Mar: 9-10, 27 1937. Comments and Criticisms The Journal of Philosophy, Vol. 34, No. 2. Jan. 21,pp. 53-56. 1938. Two Translations of Plotinus. The New Scholasticism Vol. XIII No. 1 Jan. 1938. Christmas
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