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.
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