Q&A#54 The Two Kingdoms
September 22, 2018

Alastair Roberts
Today's question: "Could you say more about the Two Kingdoms theology—especially how it need not fall back into a narrow pietism?"
Brad Littlejohn, 'The Two Kingdoms: A Guide for the Perplexed' - https://amzn.to/2MRufFH.
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