JEREMIAH - A Prophet for a Time of War by Elliott-Binns, L. E - 1941

London: Student Christian Movement Press, 1941. 186 pp. Salmon-coloured cloth lettered in black on the spine. Light wear on the corners of the dustjacket with a few small nicks around the edges; price clipped; previous owner's name in pencil on the front free endpaper; minor foxing on the endpapers; no other interior markings. The Contents are: THE WORLD OF JEREMIAH: The Geographical Background; The Fertile Crescent; The Desert; The Tableland; The Historical Background; General History; Jewish History; Current Ideas. THE WORLD TODAY: The Outward Circumstances; The Inward Ideas; Clashes and Divergences; Racial Theories; International Law; Civilization and Culture. THE PROPHET: The Outward Life; The Inner Life; The Function of the Prophet. THE MESSAGE TO THE NATIONS: The Meaning of Nation; The Things Which Divide the Nations; Differences in Ideals; Differences of Culture; Racial Differences; Economic Causes; The Lust for Conquest; Jeremiah and the Nations; Jeremiah's Attitude to War; Divine Providence; Has God Favourites; The Necessity of Submission. THE MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY: The Jewish Community; Social Relations; The Sacrificial System; The Prophetic Office of the Church; The Need for Hope; The Church's Preparation; A Suggested Programme. And THE MESSAGE TO THE INDIVIDUAL: The Failure of the Law; The Need for a New Covenant; The Message for Ourselves; Our Attitude Towards God; Attitude Towards the State; Attitude to Institutions; and Attitude to Others.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 12mo. Book.