Big biographies

Despite the fact that there is still widespread ignorance of the history of God’s people among far too many local churches, only a die-hard pessimist would view the current scene of interest in the Christian past with profound discouragement. We are seeing the production of some fabulous historical scholarship by relatively recent doctoral graduates, as well as a flurry of works for a more general popular audience.

Michael A.G. Haykin, Professor of Church History, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY