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PIETY, PASSION & PARADOX: The Life & Legacy of Basil Manly, Sr.
KURT SMITH, with Foreword by Michael Haykin
This is a brand new first time publication by Pastor Kurt Smith on one of the most influential Southern Baptist leaders on the 19th century.
Very few Baptist leaders in the antebellum South carried the influence mingled with the grace and gifts to be what one would describe as 'the leading voice of his generation.' But for Basil Manly, Sr. (1798-1868) such an accolade was no exaggeration. Manly was fitted in his demeanor, sanctified in his character, and suited with just the right gifts to enable him to serve his fellow Baptists (and evangelicals at large) on multiple fronts with exemplary influence. And yet, such a figure like this in church history has been all but forgotten. In this present volume, Kurt Smith seeks to remedy this problem, as he writes in short compass a readable, accessible and candid biography on the life and legacy of Basil Manly, Sr. Readers will be inspired, encouraged and challenged by what they see in this one Christian man of whom it was said, '[he combined] such excellencies, and achieved such usefulness, as are unusual even in a generation of men.
ENDORSEMENTS
"Those of us who teach at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary are ever conscious of the great debt we owe to our Christian forbears who established this institution. And among those forbears, the name of Basil Manly - both Sr. and Jr. - holds an honored place. I am thus delighted to see this fresh reflection on the elder Manly's life and legacy." - Dr. Michael Haykin
"Smith's discussion of Manly and slavery is one of the best I have seen for its contextual sensitivity as well as its ethical standing. He is able to distill an important personal application from that candid discussion. This book is filled with important points to contemplate and from which to grow in grace." -Dr. Tom Nettles
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