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Lived Theology
Loving God and Neighbor with Samuel Pearce
The love of God and neighbor is the heart of the Christian faith. Forgotten saint Samuel Pearce teaches us how to live a life faithful to the greatest commandment.
Pearce was a Baptist pastor known in eighteenth-century England for his moving preaching and strong, pious character. In his short life, he supported believers in his own parish as well as in the many cities where he preached and helped send missionaries. Yet his personal faith, founded on the "holy love" of God, formed his most compelling witness to the world. By getting to know Pearce's story, readers will learn from his example what it looks like to love God and neighbor - in good times as well as challenging and seemingly mundane ones.
The Lived Theology series explores aspects of Christian doctrine through the eyes of the men and women who practiced it. Interweaving the contributions of notable individuals alongside their overshadowed contemporaries, we gain a much deeper understanding and appreciation of their work and the broad tapestry of Christian history. These books illuminate the vital contributions made by these figures throughout the history of the church.
Pearce was a Baptist pastor known in eighteenth-century England for his moving preaching and strong, pious character. In his short life, he supported believers in his own parish as well as in the many cities where he preached and helped send missionaries. Yet his personal faith, founded on the "holy love" of God, formed his most compelling witness to the world. By getting to know Pearce's story, readers will learn from his example what it looks like to love God and neighbor - in good times as well as challenging and seemingly mundane ones.
The Lived Theology series explores aspects of Christian doctrine through the eyes of the men and women who practiced it. Interweaving the contributions of notable individuals alongside their overshadowed contemporaries, we gain a much deeper understanding and appreciation of their work and the broad tapestry of Christian history. These books illuminate the vital contributions made by these figures throughout the history of the church.
128 pages, Paperback
Published August 21, 2019
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About the author
Michael A.G. Haykin
219 books70 followersDr. Michael A.G. Haykin is the Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality and Director of The Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He is also the editor of Eusebeia: The Bulletin of The Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies. His present areas of research include 18th-century British Baptist life and thought, as well as Patristic Trinitarianism and Baptist piety.
Haykin is a prolific writer having authored numerous books, over 250 articles and over 150 book reviews. He is also an accomplished editor with numerous editorial credits.
He is also the editor of Eusebeia: The Bulletin of The Andrew Fuller Center for Baptist Studies. His present areas of research include 18th-century British Baptist life and thought, as well as Patristic Trinitarianism and Baptist piety.
Haykin is a prolific writer having authored numerous books, over 250 articles and over 150 book reviews. He is also an accomplished editor with numerous editorial credits.
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January 10, 2026
"God is love. That makes me happy." —Samuel Pearce
"If I cannot go abroad, I will do all I can to serve the Mission at home." —Pearce
"There is no part of my life which I reflect on with so much pleasure as that which has been spent in behalf of the Missionary Society." —Pearce to Wm. Carey
"Let the God of Samuel Pearce be my God." —Andrew Fuller
"When I have endeavoured to form an image of our Lord as a preacher, Pearce has oftener presented himself to my mind than any other I have been acquainted with." —William Jay
"If I cannot go abroad, I will do all I can to serve the Mission at home." —Pearce
"There is no part of my life which I reflect on with so much pleasure as that which has been spent in behalf of the Missionary Society." —Pearce to Wm. Carey
"Let the God of Samuel Pearce be my God." —Andrew Fuller
"When I have endeavoured to form an image of our Lord as a preacher, Pearce has oftener presented himself to my mind than any other I have been acquainted with." —William Jay
July 18, 2020
Samuel Pearce is a part of the band of brothers which included Andrew Fuller and William Carey. Pearce died at the age of 33 but what a testimony he possessed! This short biography is so needed. Pearce is a Baptist too many know little or nothing about. His counsel on politics is sorely needed in our day. His humble submission to the BMS turning him down to go to India is instructive. His preaching tour in Ireland revived the Baptist cause. Pearce loved Christ, his family, his church, his friends, and lost souls. Along with Fuller, he was instrumental in the BMS forming and being sustained. Pick this up and get to know the man Fuller called “the Baptist Brainerd.”
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