Solid Learning Never an Encumbrance': C. H. Spurgeon and the Necessity of Theological Education
Many Christians and churches reject the need for a theologically educated ministry, and have found support for such a position in Spurgeon's never having trained at a Baptist college, his emphasis on gospel preaching, success as a church planter, and mission work. In fact, many think of Spurgeo...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2017]
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Baptist quarterly
Year: 2017, Volume: 48, Issue: 3, Pages: 125-139 |
| IxTheo Classification: | FB Theological education KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KDG Free church |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Education B Theologians B C. H. Spurgeon B Preachers B Spurgeon's College / the Pastors' College B Scholars B the biblical languages and Latin |
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| Summary: | Many Christians and churches reject the need for a theologically educated ministry, and have found support for such a position in Spurgeon's never having trained at a Baptist college, his emphasis on gospel preaching, success as a church planter, and mission work. In fact, many think of Spurgeon predominantly - or even solely - as a preacher and evangelist, overlooking the contribution he made to Christian education through his voluminous literary output, the College that now bears his name, and all the students who have passed through its doors. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-7731 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Baptist quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/0005576X.2017.1339537 |