| Oxford and the Evangelical Succession Revised Edition Contributor(s): Loane, Marcus (Author) |
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ISBN: 1845502450 ISBN-13: 9781845502454 Publisher: Christian Focus Publications OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2007 Annotation: These are the stories of five key ministers of the 18th and 19th centuries who changed the whole spirit of the Church of England and whose influence is still seen today. People today are frantically searching for security and are increasingly not finding it in a material philosophy where we are dictated to by other people. A church that hopes to transform this society needs to look to those who were enabled to perform the same task in a similar era.Each one of these men was associated with Oxford whilst proving their mettle as spiritual leaders. Each one kept alive and added to the passionate flame of a remarkable line of influential church leaders.No lesser authority than J.C. Ryle placed George Whitefield 17141770 as the foremost Christian leader of the 18th century. He in turn passed the torch to John Newton 17251807. Newton was as a spiritual father to Thomas Scott 17471821 and Richard Cecil 17481810 and they in turn were the spiritual guides to Daniel Wilson 17781858. Wilson launched a missionary emphasis still seen today in Oxford churches. What this book helps us understand is that the situation that prevailed when these men influenced their society is similar to that of today. If we want to change the world then their stories could inspire us to do just that. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.22" W x 8.6" (0.94 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic - Theometrics - Evangelical |
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| Publisher Description: These are the stories of five key ministers of the 18th and 19th centuries who changed the whole spirit of the Church of England - and whose influence is still seen today. People today are frantically searching for security and are increasingly not finding it in a material philosophy where other people dictate to us. A church that hopes to transform this society needs to look to those who were enabled to perform the same task in a similar era. Each one of these men was associated with Oxford whilst proving their mettle as spiritual leaders. Each one kept alive and added to the passionate flame of a remarkable line of influential church leaders. No lesser authority than J. C. Ryle placed George Whitefield (1714-1770) as the foremost Christian leader of the 18th century. He, in turn, passed the torch to John Newton (1725-1807). Newton was as a spiritual father to Thomas Scott (1747-1821) and Richard Cecil (1748-1810) and they in turn were the spiritual guides to Daniel Wilson (1778-1858). Wilson launched a missionary emphasis still seen today in Oxford churches. What this book helps us understand is that the situation that prevailed when these men influenced their society is similar to that of today. If we want to change the world then their stories could inspire us to do just that. |
Contributor Bio(s): Loane, Marcus: - Sir Marcus Loane(1911-2009) was the first Australian Archbishop of Sydney and Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia. He was also Principal of Moore Theological College in Sydney. He wrote many acclaimed biographical works and was one of the Key architects of post-war Anglicanism in Sydney. |
