Justin Wainscott
Justin Wainscott (D.Min. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is associate professor of ministry and associate dean for the School of Theology & Missions at Union University.
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From Bunyan to Bailey: Preachers Who Shaped the Baptist Pulpit, edited by Justin Wainscott, traces the powerful legacy of Baptist preaching across more than four centuries. Featuring chapters written by respected scholars and practitioners, this volume highlights influential voices who shaped the theology, practice, and passion of the Baptist pulpit.
From early figures like John Bunyan and Andrew Fuller to renowned preachers such as Charles Spurgeon, Martin Luther King Jr., Billy Graham, and E.K. Bailey, each chapter explores the life, ministry, and homiletical contributions of these remarkable leaders.
Blending biography with preaching insight, From Bunyan to Bailey offers readers a panoramic portrait of Baptist proclamation—revealing how these voices faithfully preached Scripture and shaped generations of Christian witness and ministry.
Acknowledgments
Foreword – Timothy George
Introduction – Justin Wainscott
1. John Bunyan (1628–1688) – Timothy Beougher
2. Andrew Fuller (1754–1815) – Michael A. G. Azad Haykin
3. John Jasper (1812–1901) – Frank Anderson
4. Alexander Maclaren (1826–1910) – Justin Wainscott
5. John Broadus (1827–1895) – Eric C. Smith
6. Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834–1892) – Geoffrey Chang
7. Benajah Harvey (B. H.) Carroll (1843–1914) – Kristopher K. Barnett
8. Elias Camp (E. C.) Morris (1855–1922) – Eric A. Johnson
9. George W. Truett (1867–1944) – Scott M. Gibson
10. Robert Greene (R. G.) Lee (1886–1978) – David L. Allen
11. Wallie Amos (W. A.) Criswell (1909–2002) – Matthew McKellar
12. Shadrach Meshach (S. M.) Lockridge (1913–2000) – Ralph Douglas West
13. Stephen Olford (1918–2004) – Jim Shaddix and Keith Myatt
14. Gardner C. Taylor (1918–2015) – Jared E. Alcantara
15. Billy Graham (1918–2018) – Nathan A. Finn
16. Kelly Miller Smith Sr. (1920–1984) – Tyshawn Gardner
17. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) – Samuel C. Tolbert Jr.
18. Adrian Rogers (1931–2005) – Hershael W. York
19. Edward Victor (E. V.) Hill (1933–2003) – Kenneth R. Lewis
20. Ervin Kinsley (E. K.) Bailey (1945–2003) – Robert Smith Jr.
Afterword – David S. Dockery
Contributors
General Index
Scripture Index
From Bunyan to Bailey: Preachers Who Shaped the Baptist Pulpit, edited by Justin Wainscott, traces the powerful legacy of Baptist preaching across more than four centuries. Featuring chapters written by respected scholars and practitioners, this volume highlights influential voices who shaped the theology, practice, and passion of the Baptist pulpit.
From early figures like John Bunyan and Andrew Fuller to renowned preachers such as Charles Spurgeon, Martin Luther King Jr., Billy Graham, and E.K. Bailey, each chapter explores the life, ministry, and homiletical contributions of these remarkable leaders.
Blending biography with preaching insight, From Bunyan to Bailey offers readers a panoramic portrait of Baptist proclamation—revealing how these voices faithfully preached Scripture and shaped generations of Christian witness and ministry.
Acknowledgments
Foreword – Timothy George
Introduction – Justin Wainscott
1. John Bunyan (1628–1688) – Timothy Beougher
2. Andrew Fuller (1754–1815) – Michael A. G. Azad Haykin
3. John Jasper (1812–1901) – Frank Anderson
4. Alexander Maclaren (1826–1910) – Justin Wainscott
5. John Broadus (1827–1895) – Eric C. Smith
6. Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834–1892) – Geoffrey Chang
7. Benajah Harvey (B. H.) Carroll (1843–1914) – Kristopher K. Barnett
8. Elias Camp (E. C.) Morris (1855–1922) – Eric A. Johnson
9. George W. Truett (1867–1944) – Scott M. Gibson
10. Robert Greene (R. G.) Lee (1886–1978) – David L. Allen
11. Wallie Amos (W. A.) Criswell (1909–2002) – Matthew McKellar
12. Shadrach Meshach (S. M.) Lockridge (1913–2000) – Ralph Douglas West
13. Stephen Olford (1918–2004) – Jim Shaddix and Keith Myatt
14. Gardner C. Taylor (1918–2015) – Jared E. Alcantara
15. Billy Graham (1918–2018) – Nathan A. Finn
16. Kelly Miller Smith Sr. (1920–1984) – Tyshawn Gardner
17. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) – Samuel C. Tolbert Jr.
18. Adrian Rogers (1931–2005) – Hershael W. York
19. Edward Victor (E. V.) Hill (1933–2003) – Kenneth R. Lewis
20. Ervin Kinsley (E. K.) Bailey (1945–2003) – Robert Smith Jr.
Afterword – David S. Dockery
Contributors
General Index
Scripture Index