John A. Broadus A Living Legacy

by Dockery, David S.; Duke, Roger D.

• ISBN13: 9780805447385
• ISBN10: 0805447385
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: B&H Academic

Summary

John A. Broadus (1827-1895) was a founding faculty member and the second president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He preached to Robert E. Lee's army during the Civil War and later wrote the enduring classic,A Treatise on the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons. A. T. Robertson called him "one of the finest fruits of modern Christianity." Charles Spurgeon deemed him the "greatest of living preachers." A. H. Newman described Broadus as "perhaps the greatest man the Baptists have produced."Indeed, the legacy of Broadus lives on today, reflecting a model author, teacher, preacher, scholar, seminary leader, and denominational statesman. This timely new biography, a collection of ten independently contributed chapters that address his work from various angles, presents Broadus as a shining example of balance, careful thinking, and biblical faithfulness in a season when Southern Baptists are seeking to re-establish a new consensus and move forward in the twenty-first century.

Author Biography

David S. Dockery is president of Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, recognized as a top tier institution by U.S. News and World Report and the Time/Princeton Review.

Roger D. Duke is assistant professor of religion and communication at Baptist College of Health Services in Memphis, Tennessee, and adjunct assistant professor of Christian studies at Union University.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction to John A. Broadus: A Living Legacy	p. 1
Mighty in the Scriptures: John A. Broadus and His Influence on A. T. Robertson and Southern Baptist Life	p. 12
"The Way to Learn to Preach Is to Preach" John A. Broadus's Early Career and Influences	p. 45
John A. Broadus, Rhetoric, and A Treatise on the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons	p. 68
New Wine in Broadus Wineskins?	p. 97
Broadus and the Establishment of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary	p. 122
Now I Am Found: The Recovery of the "Lost" Yale Lectures and Broadus's Legacy of Engaging Exposition	p. 156
The Enduring Impact and Relevance of A Treatise on the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons	p. 176
How to Preach Marketable Messages without Selling Out the Savior: Broadus on the Role of Sensationalism in Preaching	p. 212
Broadus's Living Legacy	p. 239
Name Index	p. 259
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