Sunday, March 27, 2022

Gordon Clark: Where to Find His Works

In the past decade, Doug Douma has done excellent work in making available more of Clark's writings (link, link) and publishing a rather comprehensive bibliography (link). Nevertheless, actually being able to actually find where to read or listen to some of Clark's published or unpublished works can be something of a chore, if not impossible. In time and to the extent possible, I hope to be able to create a easy to use, one-stop post with links to all his works (or, at least, to those which can be found). This post will function as something of a beginning towards that end.

In the early 21st century, the TrinityFoundation (linklink) popularized Gordon Clark. One can also find other, lesser known works by Clark in various places (examples: link, link, link, link, linklink, link, link, link). A few of his books not purchasable through the TrinityFoundation can be bought elsewhere online (including: Readings in EthicsSelections from Hellenistic Philosophy, and Selections from Early Greek Philosophy). Works I recently found and are not currently available on other websites can be read here, here, and here, with more to come. 

Additionally, in my efforts to systematize my research on Clark (link), I've mostly chronologized Douma's bibliography. In the main, the bibliography is exceptional. One update needed is Clark's Review of Antinomianism in English History was written in 1953, not 1943 (link). Another is that some articles - like "What is Your Goal?" or "Do - Don't - Has Done" - are not dated in the bibliography, but the date when they were written is known (link, link). Several other updates are required. Additionally, a change to Douma's "Appendix" listing Clark's extant letters in this book (which is also well-researched and fascinating) is that Clark wrote to Buswell on December 12, 1938, not vice versa. 

I had also thought that there might be a work or two by Clark that was missing from the bibliography. Perhaps Douma left out "The Answer" to "The Complaint" on purpose, since it was a document not solely authored by Clark, but Clark himself said: "Since I am one of its authors, it obviously represents my views." I believe I've also found another article that doesn't appear in the bibliography (link). Perhaps there are more out there. 

There are still quite a number of items in that bibliography which don't appear accessible or purchasable online (mostly sermons; also a few articles like "Liberalism," which Douma says appears in "Christianity Today" but to which no date appears to correspond to June 18, which is listed in the bibliography: link). I hope that in the coming decades, they will be.

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