Introduction
Introduction
The Moral Foundations of Life
Source
Lectures at the Bible Training College, London, 1911–1915.
Publication History
• As articles: in the Bible Training Course (BTC) Monthly Journal, August 1933 September 1934.
• As a book: 1936.
One of Chambers’ primary goals as a teacher was to challenge Christians to think. An equally important objective was to encourage believers to act. In Chambers’ mind, the brain and the body were not enemies but allies in the effort to live a life that glorified God.
Oswald’s wide reading can be seen throughout these lectures. The writers quoted range from the well-known to the now-obscure. When possible, the sources of these quotes are identified in a footnote.
Chambers’ breadth of knowledge combined with his depth of biblical understanding combined to produce a potent mixture of Christ-centered theology and original thinking. His students didn’t always agree with his conclusions, but it was virtually impossible for them to sit under Chambers’ teaching and think only, “That was nice.”