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T.C. Hammond: His Life and Legacy in Ireland and Australia
T. C. Hammond, well-known as the author of the widely used in Understanding Be Men, comes to life in this biography. Here he appears as scholar, evangelist, pioneer, pastor and college principal - but chiefly as an outstanding Mr Standfast for Jesus Christ.
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198 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1994
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November 30, 2009
T. C. Hammond's life and legacy contains a lot of historical information about the religious condition of Ireland during his time. T. C. Hammond sought to follow God and apply his gifts of debate and learning to an eternal cause. He knew Christianity was intended to be an active force and chose to act on the knowledge he gained from the Bible. He held Scripture as the supreme rule of life, evaluating all other things he learned through its truth and using everything to give God glory. The cover photo is of a group of orphans so I thought that would be a large part of the story. It's not. He did make a difference in the lives of needy children, but he served in a number of other capacities as well.
September 28, 2017
I really enjoyed this book. It was not aa difficult read. Nelson presented a very real three-dimensional portrait of this influential Christian. I particularly enjoyed reading about Hammond's Irish work. Nelson illustrated the complexity of the Irish Protestant situation in the south that gave me a real understanding of pre-war Ireland and the depth of the Catholic-Protestant divide.
October 27, 2021
This review was originally posted over at my website.
This book is the biography of T. C. Hammond, Irish street evangelist and pastor, and later President of Moore College in Sydney. I chose to read this book because it captures an important piece of Australian church history. Sydney Anglicanism is internationally known as a stronghold of conservative Evangelical Christianity, and T. C. Hammond is a significant part of the story of how that came to be. Hammond was a contemporary of Archbishop Mowll and a theologian/apologist. Hammond was also a significant author. I've perused his In Understanding Be Men which was extremely influential in Australian theological training, not to mention around the world. I also recently read his Perfect Freedom which is an introduction to ethics and a gospel-rooted, theologically sound, and intellectually substantive work.
The ups
First, this is the only biography of Hammond of which I'm aware. Warren Nelson has done the Australian church a great service in writing it. It is well-written and properly researched.
Second, this book provides invaluable historical data on Australian religious history during the first half of the 20th century. Hammond's interaction with or relationship to many other notable figures is included as well as his relationship to noted world events in this period.
The downs
This book gives an undue emphasis, in my view, to Irish religious history and politics. Without wishing to begrudge historical data of Hammond's other home, much space is devoted to Irish history in areas that are seemingly unrelated to Hammond's life and ministry.
Conclusion
I heartily recommend this biography to anyone with an interest in Australian or Irish religious history. Nelson's account of Hammond's life will, I believe, build you up and draw you to Christ.
This book is the biography of T. C. Hammond, Irish street evangelist and pastor, and later President of Moore College in Sydney. I chose to read this book because it captures an important piece of Australian church history. Sydney Anglicanism is internationally known as a stronghold of conservative Evangelical Christianity, and T. C. Hammond is a significant part of the story of how that came to be. Hammond was a contemporary of Archbishop Mowll and a theologian/apologist. Hammond was also a significant author. I've perused his In Understanding Be Men which was extremely influential in Australian theological training, not to mention around the world. I also recently read his Perfect Freedom which is an introduction to ethics and a gospel-rooted, theologically sound, and intellectually substantive work.
The ups
First, this is the only biography of Hammond of which I'm aware. Warren Nelson has done the Australian church a great service in writing it. It is well-written and properly researched.
Second, this book provides invaluable historical data on Australian religious history during the first half of the 20th century. Hammond's interaction with or relationship to many other notable figures is included as well as his relationship to noted world events in this period.
The downs
This book gives an undue emphasis, in my view, to Irish religious history and politics. Without wishing to begrudge historical data of Hammond's other home, much space is devoted to Irish history in areas that are seemingly unrelated to Hammond's life and ministry.
Conclusion
I heartily recommend this biography to anyone with an interest in Australian or Irish religious history. Nelson's account of Hammond's life will, I believe, build you up and draw you to Christ.
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