Title | : | Walking in Darkness at Noon DayThe Cunning Plan to Destroy the Agency of Man by John C. Greene (2011-05-04) |
Author | : | |
Rating | : | |
ISBN | : | 1934537403 |
ISBN-10 | : | 9781934537404 |
Language | : | English |
Format Type | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 257 |
Publication | : | Published January 1, 2011 |
Walking in Darkness at Noon-Day - The Cunning Plan to Destroy the Agency of Man “Walking in Darkness at Noon Day – The Cunning Plan to Destroy the Agency of Man”. A piercingly fresh look at an age-old problem. Intended for Latter-day Saint readers and will have its greatest impact thereon. "Just how great a gift is Agency? What we often take for for granted was once the subject of a war that resulted in untold casualties. In this compelling doctrinal treatise, John Greene nails the subject and places it in eternal perspective." -- Larry Barkdull, Mourning Dove (Golden Books, 97) and The Three Pillars of Zion. Walking in Darkness at Noon-Day is a insightful look at the prevailing “wisdom” of our day and the substantial influence it wields in the lives of nearly every American, including many faithful Latter-day Saints. Brother Greene observes that as human beings in a mortal realm, we Latter-day Saints are just as susceptible to Satan’s deception as anyone else, if we are not extremely vigilant. Greene builds the case that nearly all Latter-day Saints are in some degree influenced (if not steeped) in the “philosophies of men mingled with scripture.“ Walking in Darkness at Noonday draws from scripture, latter-day prophets, and our nation’s founding principles to give Latter-day Saints [and "all mankind"] a straight-forward primer on agency, "that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive" (Ephesians 4:14), that we, and all mankind, may govern ourselves according to correct principles. John C. Greene is a businessman living in Connecticut and is an adult convert to the Church. John's focus has long been the “agency of man.”
Walking in Darkness at Noon DayThe Cunning Plan to Destroy the Agency of Man by John C. Greene (2011-05-04) Reviews
-
This book is largely a compilation of quotes from several sources, the canonical books of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, letters and documents of the founding fathers of the U.S., and the statements of other modern political leaders and political commentators. It is fairly well documented with parenthetical referencing and the author uses all of these quotations to support his reasoning and views. The chapters on agency, the Establishment Clause, and the comparison of what the LDS call the United Order and Socialism are outstanding. He also completely shreds the notion that Jefferson, Franklin, and Adams were so called Deists. I am still trying to sort out what I think about his chapter on education.