Paul Marston | |
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Born | Victor Paul Marston June 12, 1946 London, England |
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Occupation(s) | University Lecturer, author |
Spouse | Janice (m. 1971) |
Website | http://www.paulmarston.net |
Victor Paul Marston (born 1946) [1] is a British academic known for his authorship of works and joint works on apologetics, theology, [2] and the history and philosophy of science. He is a University Senior Lecturer [3] and also a lay minister in the evangelical Free Methodist Church. Marston was brought up in a Christian family and became an evangelical Christian early in life. [4] [5] [6]
Paul Marston's solo works include:
Paul Marston has authored and co-authored a number of books, often in collaboration with Roger T. Forster. Some of their notable co-authored works include:
Some of these have been translated into Mandarin, German, Serbo-Croatian, Russian, Portuguese, and Nepalese.
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For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
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