Volume 17 The Life of Andrew Fuller

Published by De Gruyter 2022

Volume 17 The Life of Andrew Fuller

A Critical Edition of John Ryland's Biography

Edited by: Christopher Ryan Griffith

Part of the multi-volume work The Complete Works of Andrew Fuller

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110634778

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About this book

Andrew Fuller (1754–1815), perhaps the most prominent Particular Baptist of the eighteenth century, has been the subject of much scholarly interest in recent years. No comparative study, however, has been done on the two biographies that give us much of our knowledge of Fuller’s life. John Ryland Jr. (1753–1826), Fuller’s closest friend and ministry partner, not only supervised the publication of Fuller’s works, but sought to give a careful accounting of his friend’s piety. But Ryland’s volume stood in contrast with the less-flattering portrait painted by publisher and pastor, J.W. Morris (1763–1836). This critical edition of Ryland’s 1816 biography provides contextual background and comparative analysis of the two volumes, and shows how Ryland amended his text for its 1818 republication in light of Morris' work. It also demonstrates the profound influence of Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758) on Ryland’s biographical approach. While Edwards’s influence on Ryland and Fuller is widely known, this volume shows how Edwards’s biographical work, especially that of David Brainerd, influenced Ryland’s aim to promote “pure and undefiled religion” through recounting the life of his friend.

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Ryan Griffith, The Gospel Coalition, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
General editor’s foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
List of Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Editor’s introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Notes on the text Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
John Ryland, The Life of Andrew Fuller. Part 1 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
John Ryland, The Life of Andrew Fuller. Part 2 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	250
Index of Persons Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	430
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	436
Scripture Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	454

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars, students, and institutes in religious biography, Baptist history, and English Christianity
Pages
- Front matter: 13
- Main content: 459
Keywords: Andrew Fuller; biography; Jonathan Edwards; Baptists

eBook

Published: November 22, 2021
ISBN: 9783110634778

Hardcover

Published: December 6, 2021
ISBN: 9783110633245