Overview

"John Charles Ryle became the undisputed leader and spokesman of the evangelical party within the Church of England in the last half of the nineteenth century, and his works continue to be read by evangelicals of various denominational stripes more than a century after his death. Accordingly, he is often portrayed as ""an old soldier"" of a heroic cause. While this view of Ryle holds some merit, it often obscures the complexity and dynamism of a most remarkable man. In this intellectual biography, Bennett Wade Rogers analyzes the complicated life and times of a man variously described as traditional, moderate, and even radical during his fifty-eight-year ministry. Ryle began his ministerial career as a rural parish priest; he ended it as a bishop of the second city of the British Empire. In the time between, he became a popular preacher, influential author, effective controversialist, recognized party leader, stalwart church defender, and radical church reformer."

Full Product Details

9781664791282

Table of Contents

Reviews

Bennett Rogers has done us all a great favor by writing this book on J. C. Ryle with detailed scholarship and eminently readable prose. -- Phillip D. Jensen, former dean, St. Andrews Cathedral, Sydney

"""Bennett Rogers has done us all a great favor by writing this book on J. C. Ryle with detailed scholarship and eminently readable prose."" -- ""Phillip D. Jensen, former dean, St. Andrews Cathedral, Sydney"""

Author Information

Bennett Wade Rogers (PhD, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the author of A Tender Lion: The Life, Ministry, and Message of J. C. Ryle and has written several articles on J. C. Ryle and John Bunyan. He is a pastor and teacher in Mississippi. Jim Denison is an audiobook narrator and voice actor with over thirty years experience in professional public speaking, including five years as a radio personality.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available