All Who Love Our Blessed Redeemer: The Catholicity of John Ryland Jr.
Ebook
Throughout his life, John Ryland Jr. (1753-1825) served the Particular Baptists in England as a pastor, academy president, and missions advocate, becoming one of the most prominent voices in his denomination. A committed Calvinist and Baptist, Ryland nevertheless became known in his day for his openness toward those who did not hold to his theological convictions. From his correspondence with Anglicans, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, and even the Russian emperor, to his cooperation with Arminians and Methodists, Ryland showed his willingness to enter into relationships and partnerships with a broad spectrum of Christians. This work examines that aspect of Ryland's life and thought, seeking to understand the denominational context, theological foundations, and personal influences that led him to adopt such a broad-minded view.
“Graham’s book is an original, exemplary, and exceptional piece
of research which makes a highly significant contribution to
studies in British Baptist history and thought in the late
eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. . . . Graham
has uncovered and utilized unpublished and published sources never
before used in scholarship, locating, accessing, and using with
masterful skill a vast corpus of primary and secondary
sources.”
—Henk Bakker, VU University Amsterdam
“Graham shows that depth can be a pathway to breadth. Through his
careful, wide-ranging study of catholicity in the life and thought
of John Ryland Jr., he brings light to bear on a range of movements
and figures during a time of significant theological and ecclesial
ferment within English Baptist life. He also illuminates
catholicity of a most charitable form. This work is an important
contribution to Baptist studies.”
—Philip E. Thompson, Sioux Falls Seminary
“One of the most encouraging theological developments among
Baptists in recent years is a reframing of Baptist identity in
terms of its ‘catholicity.’ Graham’s exploration of this theme in
the ministry of John Ryland Jr. not only demonstrates convincingly
that this more recent turn to catholicity in Baptist thought is not
unprecedented but retrieves an important resource from within the
tradition for constructive Baptist theology today.”
—Steven R. Harmon, Gardner-Webb University School of Divinity
“Calvinism and catholicity today are usually viewed as mutually
exclusive. This robust study of John Ryland Jr. convincingly shows
that this has not been true in the past. Through a meticulous and
judicious study of a rich body of correspondence from Ryland as
well as various published and unpublished documents from his hand,
Graham presents Ryland’s principled catholicity as a worthy example
to emulate. A truly impressive historical study with significant
implications for present-day Evangelicalism.”
—Michael A. G. Haykin, The Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary
- Title: All Who Love Our Blessed Redeemer: The Catholicity of John Ryland Jr.
- Author: Lon Graham
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2022
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666726640, 9781666732672, 9781666726633, 1666732672, 166672663X, 1666726648
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666726640
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-02-04T11:01:55Z
Lon Graham is the pastor of The Woods Baptist Church in Tyler, Texas.