The Forgotten Spurgeon
by Iain Murray | Book Summary
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Author: Iain H. Murray
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"These three controversies have been very superficially treated (if treated at all) on the grounds that they do not represent the 'real' Spurgeon: at New Park Street he was young and his views immature, or, in the Down-Grade he was ill and lapsing in his judgment!" (p. 177) |
Iain H. Murray is a British author of over thirty books, largely dealing with Reformed church history and the impacts of evangelicalism. Some of his books include Revival and Revivalism, Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography, and Evangelicalism Divided. He is the co-founder and trustee of the Banner of Truth Trust, a publishing house based in the United Kingdom.
Notably, he served as the assistant to the late Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones at Westminster Chapel in the late 1950s. This position served as the catalyst to the publishing house's formation. He also pastored churches in London and Australia. He currently resides in retirement from the ministry in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Forgotten Spurgeon
by Iain Murray
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Iain H. Murray |
| Publisher | The Banner of Truth Trust |
| Date | 1966 |
| Pages | 284 |
Overview:
During the 20th century, the London preacher known as Charles Spurgeon has been seen as a champion for evangelicalism. Sadly, the Spurgeon that has been "forgotten" is the one with precise doctrine and a veteran to controversial engagement. Spurgeon's narrow orthodoxy largely was shaped by the debates that plagued Victorian England. The first debate, when he first ascended the pulpit in the 1850's, was over a diluted gospel. The second debate was over "Baptismal Regeneration" in 1864, and the third debate was the famous "Down-Grade controversy" that plagued the end of his life.
"These three controversies have been very superficially treated (if treated at all) on the grounds that they do not represent the 'real' Spurgeon: at New Park Street he was young and his views immature, or, in the Down-Grade he was ill and lapsing in his judgment!" (p. 177)
Iain H. Murray is a British author of over thirty books, largely dealing with Reformed church history and the impacts of evangelicalism. Some of his books include Revival and Revivalism, Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography, and Evangelicalism Divided. He is the co-founder and trustee of the Banner of Truth Trust, a publishing house based in the United Kingdom.
Notably, he served as the assistant to the late Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones at Westminster Chapel in the late 1950s. This position served as the catalyst to the publishing house's formation. He also pastored churches in London and Australia. He currently resides in retirement from the ministry in Edinburgh, Scotland.