MacLeod's in-depth analysis examines how an observant Christian academic, unapologetically Calvinist, openly articulated his faith in a secular environment and helped convince evangelicals to abandon their ghettoizing anti-intellectualism. His discussion of Reid's international networking serves as a reminder of the way in which Canadian evangelicalism was influenced by and in turn influenced the United States, where Reid's influence was appreciable, both as a trustee of Westminster Seminary for thirty-seven years and as editor at large of the nascent "Christianity Today". "W. Stanford Reid" is a poignant, in-depth investigation of the life of a man whose career spanned academia and church.
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
'"This is a well researched, carefully written, and interesting biography of a significant figure in recent Canadian academic and religious history. MacLeod successfully rescues Reid from the obscurity that descended on his reputation even before his death at the end of 1996, and also shows the significance of his consequential life and times." Mark Noll, McManis Professor, Department of History, Wheaton College
About the Author
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent biography of an important evangelical historian,
This review is from: W. Stanford Reid: An Evangelical Calvinist In The Academy (McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion, Series Two) (Paperback)
MacLeod's book on Reid is outstanding and I highly recommend it to anyone with an interest in Presbyterian or evangelical history. As an evangelical mainline Presbyterian (PCUSA) I found Reid's life and thought to be inspirational. Reid's life demonstrates that evangelicals can have a positive impact on their mainline denominations. MacLeod's writing is clear and I found many parts of the book to be intriguing. The background history and context that MacLeod details is tremendous. Also, I thought it was interesting to learn about Reid's relationship with J. Gresham Machen. This book has my highest recommendation.
Jeff McDonald student University of Dubuque Theological Seminary Dubuque, Iowa, USA
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
