W. E. Sangster Paperback

Listened to by huge congregations in Britain, and perhaps the most recognizable British Methodist voice in the mid-twentieth century, W. E. Sangster was, in anyones estimation, a giant of Methodism. A preacher without peer in the world, a prince of preachers, are just two of the labels attached to this preacher/theologian of the Methodist tradition. This volume captures the preaching of Sangster in his prime, on the occasion of the 1956 World Methodist Conference in Junaluska, North Carolina. Cheatles research brings into the public domain ten sermons, nine previously unpublished in this form, delivered by Sangster at that great gathering of World Methodism. These sermons, being transcripts from recordings, picked up Sangster in the raw, at his most powerful, engaging with his listeners. This book is a resource, therefore, that aids students of homiletics and pastors in encountering a master at work, without the editorial polish of his extant sermons. The sermons on aspects of Christian holiness would be Sangsters first and last sequential series on the subject, placing before the reader some of his most mature thought on holiness and its application in daily life. In an age when we have lost confidence in the captivating power of the proclaimed word, Dr. Cheatles excellent critical edition of Sangsters sermons not only offers helpful insights into the thoughts of one of the greatest preachers of the twentieth century on a variety of central themes, but also a clarion call to the church to once again attend to the compelling power of the gospel and its proclamation. Dr. Cheatle has done a great service to academy and church alike. --Tom Greggs, Marischal Chair of Divinity, University of Aberdeen W. E. Sangster '