R. C. Sproul: A Life
Overview
R. C. Sproul (1939–2017) was a pastor, professor, author, and the founder and president of Ligonier Ministries. His contributions in the areas of biblical studies, theology, worldview and culture, Christian living, and church history continue to be held in high regard. In R.C. Sproul: A Life, Stephen J. Nichols offers an in-depth look at Sproul’s life and ministry—his childhood; his formative seminary education; his marriage and partnership with his beloved wife, Vesta; his influence on broader American evangelicalism; and his many friendships with key figures such as James Montgomery Boice, John MacArthur, John Piper, J. I. Packer, and Chuck Colson. This biography details the profound impact Sproul had on the lives of many during his lifetime, and highlights the various ways his legacy continues to influence countless pastors and students worldwide.
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- Surveys the life and influence of R. C. Sproul
- Provides a look into his family and friendships
- Highlights his continuing legacy
- Prologue: The Great Escape
- Pittsburgh
- Ecclesiastes 11:3
- Student Professor Pastor Teacher
- Ligonier
- Inerrancy
- Apologetics
- Holiness
- Stand
- Holy Space, Holy Time
- A New Reformation
- Doxology
- A Glorious Savior, a Great Salvation
- R.C. Sproul Timeline
- Books by R.C. Sproul
- Crucial Question Booklet Series Titles by R.C. Sproul
- Ligonier National Conference Themes and R. C. Sproul Lecture Titles
- Representative Teaching Series by R.C. Sproul
- Selected Sermons Series Titles Preached by R.C. Sproul at Saint Andrew’s Chapel
Top Highlights
“R. C. Sproul paced and roared when he preached. But by the end of his life he needed to sit on a stool” (Page 11)
“R. C. made a distinction between ‘learners’ and ‘disciples.’ Disciples and learners both learn. But unlike learners, disciples obey.” (Page 249)
“Loveliness is that oftentimes forgotten category of beauty. R. C. often noted that while we contend for truth and fight for goodness, we far too often neglect beauty.” (Page 13)
“sweetness, the loveliness, the glory of the gospel declared by Christ.” (Page 13)
This book is worth your time because it celebrates a man worth remembering. R. C. was a masterful theologian who could so easily squeeze sweetness from what others considered dry doctrine. His sermons and books beautifully adorned the gospel, but so did his life. It’s what I love about Stephen Nichols’s remarkable work. He takes us behind the scenes to reveal the true makings of this great saint of the twentieth century, why his words endure, and why we are inexorably drawn to his live-large character. I’ve always admired R. C. Sproul for his razor-sharp mind; now, with this biography, he’s printed on my heart. Thank you, Stephen Nichols, for helping the reader fall in love with this lion of a man, my friend, the good Doctor Sproul.
Joni Eareckson Tada, Founder, Joni and Friends International Disability Center
I couldn’t put this book down, for it doesn’t just tell the fascinating story of a life well lived; it takes you on R. C.’s own journey. Through it you see where the fire came from. Through it you get the thrill of soaking up his passion for the gospel of Christ, for biblical truth, and for the beauty of God in his holiness. But my hope for this book is not that it might provide a nice reunion for those of us who knew and loved R. C.; my prayer is that the Lord might use it to inspire more faithful Reformers, more God-fearing defenders and proclaimers of the faith, more like R. C. Sproul.
Michael Reeves, President and Professor of Theology, Union School of Theology, UK
This theologically rich, warm, and personal look at a rare servant of the Lord is masterful. The range of R. C.’s vast interest and contribution, along with the irresistible charm of his personality, require a biographer who is a church historian, theologian, and very close friend. Stephen Nichols is the best choice, as this account demonstrates. He has brought to the pages a story truly revealing R. C.—an account that lives and breathes the man we loved as our teacher and friend. There will be other biographies of R.C., but I cannot imagine any that would come close to this one.
John MacArthur, Pastor, Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California; Chancellor Emeritus, The Master’s University and Seminary
- Title: R. C. Sproul: A Life
- Author: Dr. Stephen J. Nichols
- Publisher: Crossway
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Pages: 371
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Sproul, R. C. (Robert Charles), 1939-2017; Presbyterian Church › United States--Clergy--Biography; Theologians › United States--Biography
- ISBNs: 9781433544774, 9781433544781, 9781433544798, 9781433544804, 9781087740799, 9781087740805, 1433544776, 1433544784, 1433544792, 1433544806, 1087740797, 1087740800
- Resource ID: LLS:RCSPROULLIFE
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T02:35:12Z
