“Oh That All Bigotry Was Rooted Out of the Earth!” The Evangelical Catholicity of Oliver Hart and the Regular Baptists /
Smith, Eric C.
“Oh That All Bigotry Was Rooted Out of the Earth!” The Evangelical Catholicity of Oliver Hart and the Regular Baptists / Eric C. Smith - Wake Forest, N.C. : Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Summer 2016 - 87-108 pages ;
This article argues that Regular Baptist leader Oliver Hart (1723–95) embraced the “evangelical catholicity” of the Great Awakening. Following revival leaders like George Whitefield, Hart’s emphasis on evangelical piety (especially the new birth, gospel holiness, and the desire for sinners to be converted by the Holy Spirit) allowed him to partner with Christians across the denominational spectrum to advance revival. Hart’s friendships with evangelical Presbyterians, Methodists, and Anglicans are all explored, while his continued commitment to Baptist church order is also noted. Hart’s catholicity is significant for understanding the Regular Baptist movement, indicating that the Regular Baptists shared in the revival spirituality of the Great Awakening to a far greater degree than has traditionally been acknowledged.
2156-9401
Evangelical Catholicity
Oliver Hart
“Oh That All Bigotry Was Rooted Out of the Earth!” The Evangelical Catholicity of Oliver Hart and the Regular Baptists / Eric C. Smith - Wake Forest, N.C. : Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Summer 2016 - 87-108 pages ;
This article argues that Regular Baptist leader Oliver Hart (1723–95) embraced the “evangelical catholicity” of the Great Awakening. Following revival leaders like George Whitefield, Hart’s emphasis on evangelical piety (especially the new birth, gospel holiness, and the desire for sinners to be converted by the Holy Spirit) allowed him to partner with Christians across the denominational spectrum to advance revival. Hart’s friendships with evangelical Presbyterians, Methodists, and Anglicans are all explored, while his continued commitment to Baptist church order is also noted. Hart’s catholicity is significant for understanding the Regular Baptist movement, indicating that the Regular Baptists shared in the revival spirituality of the Great Awakening to a far greater degree than has traditionally been acknowledged.
2156-9401
Evangelical Catholicity
Oliver Hart