A Rebel Saint: Baptist Wriothesley Noel, 1798-1873 [Paperback]

A comprehensive study of the life and thought of an influential Anglican and Baptist minister.


Baptist Noel (1798-1873) has been described by the American Evangelical Anglican historian Grayson Carter as a towering figure in nineteenth-century Evangelicalism, but he has been written out of its story because he was a saintly rebel who counted a good conscience more valuable than a good standing. This ultimately led him to abandon his glittering Anglican career and aristocratic family to become a Baptist minister.

A Rebel Saint is a comprehensive study of Noels life, work and thought, correcting the neglect of his remarkable Anglican and Baptist ministries and his many years of prominence in Evangelical life. Philip Hill ably illustrates his influence on issues including the Irvingite controversy, the opposition to the Tractarian movement, and Evangelical ecumenism, and explains his centrality in the establishment of the Evangelical Alliance and the London City Mission. Scholars of Evangelical history will greatly value this account of a pivotal figure, while all will be inspired by his story of sacrifice of fame and fortune for the sake of obeying religious conscience.GBImages
Foreword

1. Introduction
2. Everyone had a Noel cousin: Noels upbringing and marital home
3. The Most Popular of Episcopalian Ministers: Noels ministry in the Anglican Church
4. Immersed in the dark pool of the Baptist chapel: Noels secession and ministry within the Baptist denomination
5. That Revered Man of God: Noels wider ministry and final years
6. A Knowledge That Leads to Genuine Piety: Noels Theological, Social and Political Convictions
7. Conclusions

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