Robert Lewis Dabney

Robert Lewis Dabney
Author: Sean Michael Lucas
Publisher: P & R Publishing
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2005
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

This new biography on Robert Lewis Dabney presents Dabney as a representative southern Presbyterian who provides a window into the post bellum southern Presbyterian mind.

The Faithful Preacher (Foreword by John Piper)

The Faithful Preacher (Foreword by John Piper)
Author: Thabiti M. Anyabwile
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2007-03-02
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433519240

The cliché is that those who do not learn from the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them. But Thabiti Anyabwile contends that it is not the mistakes we must study; it is the people who have overcome them. So he presents three of the most influential African-American pastors in American history who can teach us what faithful ministry entails. Lemuel Haynes (1753-1833) reminds pastors that eternity must shape our ministry. Daniel A. Payne (1811-1893) stresses the importance of character and preparation to faithful shepherding. And Francis J. Grimké (1850-1937) provides a vision for engaging the world with the gospel. While they are from the African-American tradition, they, like all true saints, belong to all Christians of every background and era. Distinctive for its use of rare and out-of-print messages, Anaybwile's work is valuable as a reference as well as a devotional resource.

It Takes a Church to Baptize

It Takes a Church to Baptize
Author: Scot McKnight
Publisher: Brazos Press
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2018-08-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1493414631

The issue of baptism has troubled Protestants for centuries. Should infants be baptized before their faith is conscious, or does God command the baptism of babies whose parents have been baptized? Popular New Testament scholar Scot McKnight makes a biblical case for infant baptism, exploring its history, meaning, and practice and showing that infant baptism is the most historic Christian way of forming children into the faith. He explains that the church's practice of infant baptism developed straight from the Bible and argues that it must begin with the family and then extend to the church. Baptism is not just an individual profession of faith: it takes a family and a church community to nurture a child into faith over time. McKnight explains infant baptism for readers coming from a tradition that baptizes adults only, and he counters criticisms that fail to consider the role of families in the formation of faith. The book includes a foreword by Todd Hunter and an afterword by Gerald McDermott.

Presbyterians and American Culture

Presbyterians and American Culture
Author: Bradley J. Longfield
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 066423156X

This book provides a history of Presbyterians in American culture from the early eighteenth to the late twentieth century. Longfield assesses both the theological and cultural development of American Presbyterianism, with particular focus on the mainline tradition that is expressed most prominently in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He explores how Presbyterian churches--and individuals rooted in those churches--influenced and were influenced by the values, attitudes, perspectives, beliefs, and ideals assumed by Americans in the course of American history. The book will serve as an important introduction to Presbyterian history that will interest historians, students, and church leaders alike.