At the Pure Fountain of Thy Word: Andrew Fuller As an Apologist (Studies in Baptist History and Thought) [Paperback]

Michael A. G. Haykin (Editor), Tom Ascol (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2007 | Series: Studies in Baptist History and Thought (Book 6)

One of the greatest Baptist theologians of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, Andrew Fuller has not had justice done to him. There is little doubt that Fuller's theology lay behind the revitalization of the Baptists in the late eighteenth century and the first few decades of the nineteenth.

This collection of essays fills a much-needed gap by examining the major area of Fuller's thought: his work as an apologist. The book argues that the New Testament exegesis, which is at the heart of this reformulation, is fundamentally accurate and that the resulting system is theologically coherent. The book also argues that this view is not a Baptist novelty, but is rather a recovery of the foundational Baptist thought of the seventeenth century.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"Superb scholarship and absorbing exposition of this extraordinary Christian leader whose thought and contributions to British and American evangelicalism merit careful attention. Christian readers will warm quickly to this set of essays as Fuller's fidelity to truth and evangelistic passion come through in every chapter."
--Gregory A. Wills, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary


"In the context of an extraordinary, busy life as a dedicated pastor and tireless missionary advocate, Andrew Fuller was also an indefatigable writer with an alert mind. These lucid, scholarly essays expand his perceptive interaction with a number of important doctrinal themes, reminding us of our continuing debt to a self-taught but highly gifted evangelical theologian."
--Raymond Brown, former Principal of Spurgeon's College, London

"Until recently, Andrew Fuller, arguably the most influential pastor-theologian in Baptist history, has been the victim of affectionate obscurity, often praised but little read or understood. Now here is a collection of first-rate, scholarly essays about Fuller which helps us both to place him in the context of his times and to sit at his
feet as an enduring teacher of the church. A stellar example of Baptist ressourcement!"
--Timothy George, Beeson Divinity School of Samford University

"Andrew Fuller, more than any other man, defined the theological position that was to be adopted by most Baptists for long into the nineteenth century. Here a collection of fresh essays examines how he defended his version of Evangelical Calvinism against Deists, Socinians and Universalists, against Sandemanians, antinomians and high Calvinists, and against Arminians, a fellow Baptist and critics of Baptist missions."
--David Bebbington, University of Stirling

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About the Author

Michael A. G. Haykin (ThD, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto) is Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, KY. He is the author of a number of books, including The Spirit of God: The Exegesis of 1 and 2 Corinthians in the Pneumatomachian Controversy of the Fourth Century (E.J. Brill, 1994); One Heart and One Soul: John Sutcliff of Olney, His Friends, and His Times (Evangelical Press, 1994); Kiffin, Knollys and Keach: Rediscovering Our English Baptist Heritage (Reformation Today Trust, 1996); At the Pure Fountain of Thy Word: Andrew Fuller as an Apologist (Paternoster Press, 2004); Jonathan Edwards: The Holy Spirit in Revival (Evangelical Press, 2005); and most recently, The God Who Draws Near: An Introduction to Biblical Spirituality (Evangelical Press, 2007) and The Emergence Of Evangelicalism (IVP-UK, 2008). --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 275 pages
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Pub (January 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1597527971
• ISBN-13: 978-1597527972
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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