In an article at the website of the Banner of Truth Trust, I read that their two best-selling books are:

Systematic Theology (1941) by Louis Berkhof

The Valley of Vision: A Collection of Puritan Prayers and Devotions (1975) by Arthur Bennett

I just found that interesting.

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Richard T. Zuelch, M.Div
Ruling Elder, OPC (not currently serving)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, CA (OPC)
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Talking to oneself is, I believe, considered a sign of lunacy. Thinking to oneself is most certainly a sign of it. - G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936), in January, 1906

I new about Valley of Vision but not Berkhof. As some Banner trivia, its first book published was A Body of Divinity by Thomas Watson.

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Dan Pemberton
Vacaville, CA

Member, First Baptist Church San Luis Obispo
Formerly ABUSA (We left, so I guess that makes us American Baptists Unleashed!)

Valley of Vision doesnt really surprise me. Neat thread though!

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Brian E
Attending Christ Reformed Baptist Church
Milwaukee, WI

I have heard that Valley of Vision is #1. I wonder if some of that was people replacing their worn out paperback copies. Now it is available in leather.

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Chris Poe--Attending Grace Community Baptist Church, Mandeville, LA

"There never was a man in the world without a creed. What is a creed? A creed is what you believe. What is a confession? It is a declaration of what you believe. That declaration may be oral or it may be committed to writing, but the creed is there either expressed or implied."—B.H. Carroll

Did you know that at one time Watson's work(s) on the Ten Commandments and on The Lord's Prayer were part of The Body of Divinity?

Banner of Truth now publishes them as three seperate works.

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Sterling Harmon
Coventry, CT
PCA
Deacon
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"Whatever is laudable in our works proceeds from the grace of God."
-- John Calvin, Institutes III:xv.3.

"Our Lord God must be a good man, to be fond of worthless fellows. I cannot like them, and yet I, myself, am one."
-- Martin Luther, Table Talk

Bonded leather or the hard-bound, fake "leather"?

I grew up near Carlisle PA and my parents live in Carlisle. When visiting my family last year, we went to Banner to buy some books and the operations manager was very kind and gave my family a tour of the facilities. While in the warehouse surrounded by boxes and boxes of reformed books, he opened up a fresh box of leather bound Valley of Vision books and gave me one. Of course I was very appreciative of the book, but more so of the staff taking the time to give our family a tour of such a respected operation and cherished service for the church.

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--chRis
Psalm 115:1

Christopher Reeder
Husband to Kara, Father to Abigail (7), Caleb (6), Grace (4 1/2), Zoë (2 1/2), Elijah (1) and Baby Girl due 8/6/08

Member: Pilgrim Presbyterian Church (OPC), Raleigh, NC

Walter Chantry, author of 'Today's Gospel, Authentic or Synthetic' and head of Banner in Carlisle. This book is a favorite of mine!

I too was gifted with a leather bound edition of Valley of Vision. A special gift!

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N.L./ www.foundersbaptist.org
Spring, TX

I thought I read somewhere that The Puritan work, The Art of Prophesying was the best seller due to many charismatics mistakingly thinking it dealt with the supernatural sign gift of prophecy. But maybe that was Cumberland Valley Book Service.