The Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church, Vol. 5
Hughes Oliphant Old's fifth volume in his comprehensive history of preaching examines notable preachers and preaching schools across Europe and America during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, covering movements including moderatism, pietism, revivalism, and evangelical Anglicanism. The work features detailed studies of influential Reformed and Protestant figures such as Matthew Henry, Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield, and Scottish Presbyterians, providing both theological and historical perspective on how Scripture was read and preached in worship during this formative period.
(originally published in the British Reformed Journal) The Reading and the Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church Volume 5: Moderatism, Pietism and Awakening Hughes Oliphant Old Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004, paperback, xviii + 620 pp. ISBN 0-8028-2232-0 In volume 5 of his fascinating series on the history of preaching, Hughes Oliphant Old takes us on a guided tour of notable preachers and national or denominational schools of preaching—chiefly in the...