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Encounter with Spurgeon
A great modern religious thinker comes to terms with the inheritance of the leading 19th-century preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon, and brings together a collection of the latter's most important lectures and sermons.
ISBN-13: 9780227676554 |
In his introductory essay to this selection from the writing and preaching of C.H. Spurgeon, Helmut Thielicke expresses his surprise and delight at his discovery of the great Victorian preacher. He draws out those qualities which made Spurgeon one of the most influential ministers of his day, and explains what it was that attracted the university professor to the self-educated Baptist preacher. Primarily, they share a recognition of the urgency of their message: "We stand in need of the simply way in which Spurgeon dares to say that what really and ultimately counts is to save sinners."
Warmth, immediacy and directness are the hallmarks of Spurgeon; qualities which Thielicke's own remarkable sermons share, but which he feels much modern preaching lacks. It is a convincing testament to Spurgeon's continuing vitality and relevance, that Thielicke, one of the great modern preachers, should say: "Sell all that you have ... and buy Spurgeon."
"A reading of these lectures will humble the most accomplished preacher."
English Churchman
"I am inclined to think that Encounter with Spurgeon ... is one of the most significant books of the century."
Life of Faith
Helmut Thielicke is one of the most outstanding preachers and theologians of the German Lutheran Church. Dismissed by the Nazi regime from his post of Professor of Theology at Heidelberg in 1940, he came to prominence in Stuttgart where, during the worst of the bombing raids and in spite of continuing Nazi opposition, he continued to preach to a congregation of several thousand each week. After the war he served as professor and Rector at the University of Tubingen until 1954, when he accepted the post of Rector at the University of Hamburg, the first Protestant theologian to hold this position. He died in 1986.
Other titles available by Helmut Thielicke:
Between Heaven and Earth (Hardback Edition)
Between Heaven and Earth (Paperback Edition)
Christ and the Meaning of Life
The Ethics of Sex
How the World Began: Sermons on the Creation Story
Life Can Begin Again
Man in God's World
Notes From a Wayfarer
The Prayer that Spans the World
The Waiting Father: Sermons on the Parables of Jesus
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