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Cecil Sherman: By My Own Reckoning.

Publication: Baptist History and Heritage
Publication Date: 01-JAN-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Cecil Sherman: By My Own Reckoning.(Book review)

Article Excerpt
Cecil Sherman: By My Own Reckoning. By Cecil Sherman. Macon, GA: Smyth & Helwys, 2008. 280 pp.

I have reviewed books by and about Baptists for thirty-five years. Never has a book in Baptist studies charged my intellect, memory, and emotions as much as this one. By My Own Reckoning reveals a Baptist leader who possesses the honesty of Thomas Helwys, the courage of Roger Williams, the persistence of John Clarke, the writing skills of John Bunyan, the missions drive of Adoniram and Ann Judson, the preaching power of Shubal Stearns and Martha Marshall, the prophetic intensity of Walter Rauschenbusch, the sacrificial spirit and passion of Martin Luther King, Jr., and the ability of E. Y. Mullins to communicate Baptist values. Ultimately, Sherman is as a teacher; he teaches through everything...

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