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Diary Of Isaac Backus by Isaac Backus
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January 22, 2024
I've just finished Volume 1.
This book is basically what you might expect of a diary. But for anyone interested in the historical development of early Baptists in America (or American religious history more generally), this book is a wonderful panorama of first-hand knowledge of the facts, characters, and experiences.
If you happen to be a historian and a local church pastor, then you will appreciate this diary all the more. As I read Backus candidly express his pastoral misgivings and longings, as I read about heartbreaking as well as joy-filled episodes in the lives of everyday people, and as I read about the unfolding of providence in the activities of one pastor and one local church (those that rippled far beyond these singular players), I was encouraged and edified concerning my own ministry today.
I highly recommend this book for the reasons stated above, but it is a long and tedious read. If you don't open it with a pretty keen interest in the subject already, and if you don't know how significant Backus and FBC Middleborough was/is, then you can still gain from the book. But you probably won't enjoy it before doing some hard work in reading to understand it.
This book is basically what you might expect of a diary. But for anyone interested in the historical development of early Baptists in America (or American religious history more generally), this book is a wonderful panorama of first-hand knowledge of the facts, characters, and experiences.
If you happen to be a historian and a local church pastor, then you will appreciate this diary all the more. As I read Backus candidly express his pastoral misgivings and longings, as I read about heartbreaking as well as joy-filled episodes in the lives of everyday people, and as I read about the unfolding of providence in the activities of one pastor and one local church (those that rippled far beyond these singular players), I was encouraged and edified concerning my own ministry today.
I highly recommend this book for the reasons stated above, but it is a long and tedious read. If you don't open it with a pretty keen interest in the subject already, and if you don't know how significant Backus and FBC Middleborough was/is, then you can still gain from the book. But you probably won't enjoy it before doing some hard work in reading to understand it.
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