Gordon L. Heath
History & Biography
“An exceedingly well-researched volume that sheds new light on the turn of the century changes that occurred in iconic Jarvis Street Baptist Church, Toronto. Paul Wilson argues that key businessmen in the church were influenced by powerful social and religious forces to reimagine Christian piety as well as social standing among the affluent business class in Toronto. Wilson also argues that such a trajectory was a secularizing one that eventually led to conflict with concerned fundamentalists at Jarvis Street.”
Canadian Baptist Fundamentalism, 1878–1978
History & Biography
“Murray and Wilson have done yeoman’s work for those interested in a more nuanced and scholarly view of fundamentalism in Canada. This edited volume is well researched, deftly edited, and a must-read for those interested in a much-maligned though highly influential movement among Canadian Baptists.”
History & Biography
“James C. Fuller’s Hidden in Plain Sight is an encyclopedic exploration of a little-known person and a little-known Canadian denomination. It is meticulously researched, a refreshing and insightful tale of the growth of a tiny denomination as well as an inspirational account of faithfulness in the face of a host of challenges.”
The 1857 Hamilton, Ontario Revival
History & Biography
“Through an examination of important primary sources, especially the writings of Phoebe Palmer, King provides a helpful study of a little-known event in southern Ontario religious and social history. Those interested in transnational evangelical revivalism will especially be interested in Hamilton's possible role in the birth and spread of mid-nineteenth century evangelical revivals.”
History & Biography
“In this fascinating and informative biography . . . Whiteley's adroit use of a wide variety of archival sources provides an important social and religious history of domestic missionary work among native Americans. This amply illustrated biography also provides fascinating glimpses of how one 'strong, even feisty' woman both conformed to and confronted social and religious norms as she sought to carry out what she perceived to be her cross-cultural mission to do God's work.”
History & Biography
“Like other denominations at the turn of the century, battles over theological shifts among pastors and seminaries led to intense controversy and conflict among Northern Baptists. Straub’s adroit use of primary sources and insightful analysis provides a compelling examination of the growth of liberalism and the response of fundamentalists among Northern Baptists. The ultimate defeat of the conservatives, he argues, was primarily due to their failure to present a united front in the ‘battle royal.’”
Theology
“Haitham Issak has done the indispensable but difficult work of identifying Athanasius’s usage of Johannine writings in his response to Serapion’s questions regarding the deity of the Holy Spirit. He also provides a helpful framework for further theological and historical analysis of Athanasius’s pneumatology.”
Church Leadership & Ministry
“Dale Sanger has addressed a critical question for those—especially leaders—whose experience of the Christian life fails to live up to an upbeat narrative of healing and blessing. Using Martin Luther’s theology of the cross as a corrective to Pentecostal triumphalism, Sanger offers hope for those who long for a way forward amid crushing realities of life and ministry.”
NOTE: Only includes books currently in our catalog; not necessarily a complete list.
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