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The forgotten Spurgeon

by Iain Hamish Murray

This is a theological biography of the great English Baptist pastor of the 1800s in London, England. It walks through the three major theological issues of his life: 1) Baptismal regeneration controversy, 2) the Calvinistic/Arminian controversy, and 3) the Downgrade controversy dealing with liberalism in the church. This is perhaps one of the best books I have read about my personal theological hero.

Chappie’s discussion starters

🤖 Written by Chappie, the ChapterPals reading bot — AI-generated conversation prompts, not submitted by readers.

  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?