J.C. Ryle: That man of granite with the heart of a child

作  者: Eric Russell

出版社: Christian Focus

語  言: 英文

簡  介: John Charles Ryle was born into a comfortable English family background – his father was a politician and businessman. Ryle was intelligent, a great sportsman (captain of the cricket at Eton and Oxford) and was set for a career in his father’s business, and then politics – a typical well-to-do 19th century family. Then – disaster – the family awoke to find that their father’s Bank had failed; taking all the other businesses with it. Ryle had lost his job and his place in society. One moment a popular man with good prospects and the next the son of a bankrupt man with no trade or profession. Almost as a last resort, he was ordained in the ministry of the church. Who could have thought that such an uninspiring entry into the ministry could have such an impact on the spiritual life of a nation. Ryle’s reputation as a pastor and leader grew until he was appointed the first bishop of Liverpool, a post he held for 20 years. He also was an author who is still in print today, a man once described as “that man of granite with the heart of a child”. He changed the face of the English Church. Ryle stands as a colossus at the junction of two centuries – 100 years after his death he still stands as an example to Church leaders today of how to combine leadership, a firm faith and compassion.

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