Records of an Active Life (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Heman Dyer

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331552338 ISBN 13 : 9781331552338

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A Life of Quiet Leadership: Memoir of service, faith, and influence in 19th-century American evangelical life offers a portrait of a life spent in steady service and broad influence within the American church.

The memoir-style history chronicles a man whose work as missionary, educator, and church leader spanned decades of growth and change in 19th-century evangelical life. Reading this edition, you glimpse a life shaped by faith, discipline, and a quiet, steadfast drive to support and guide the church's mission.

• A detailed look at a physician of the church who served as a missionary in Ohio, a professor and president at the Western University of Pennsylvania, and a rector in Philadelphia.
• Insight into his roles as secretary of the Evangelical Knowledge Society and his collaborative work with figures like Dr. Tyng in St. George’s Church and Dr. John Cotton Smith in the Church of the Ascension, New York.
• Stories of influence beyond official titles, including being known as the “archbishop” of the evangelical party and shaping discussions across committees and boards.
• Reflections on the character and methods that helped him guide others, balance cautious judgment with clear leadership, and remain engaged in church life even when personal health limited direct action.

Ideal for readers of church history and biographies that emphasize steady, principled leadership and the networks that sustain religious movements.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Records have been prepared, were made during the active period of my life, for my own use, and without any thought of their ever being made public. Friends in whose judgment I have much confidence, have thought that as they refer to many actors and events, during periods of great interest and importance in our Church and country, their publication would serve a good purpose. I have, therefore, reluctantly yielded to their request that they should be printed. Should any one reading these Records think my criticisms and judgments on some occasions too severe, I would say that my notes were made at the time the events alluded to occurred, and expressed what I then thought and felt. I deem it more honest to leave them as they were then written. It may be thought that too much of a personal nature has been introduced, but an autobiography must necessarily seem more or less egotistical. My object in writing the sketch of rny own life has been to show the important events and changes I have lived to see, and in which I have been called to take part. HEMAN DYER, September,
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

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Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331552338
• ISBN 13: 9781331552338
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 489
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