Review of second essay - Thomas Hardcastle - plus God's Glory release date!

The second essay in our forthcoming book, God's Glory in Baptist History, is: "Making 'Gospel Sense' of Suffering: The Prison Epistles of Thomas Hardcastle" (1636-1678), by Peter Beck. 

An excerpt: "Convinced that persecution served a purpose, Hardcastle began his first epistle to the Broadmead brethren with this counsel: 'to realize the gospel, and to consider upon what terms we took up profession, and what the cross of Christ means.' Persecution, Hardcastle would say, brings the reality of the gospel and all that it entails to the fore. . . . [His letters] were a Christian challenge, a call to action, sermons with strong applications. In these letters, he encouraged his church not only to endure their trials in light of the gospel, but to do so for the sake of the gospel." 

The picture is of the Broadmead Baptist Chapel, Bristol, 1882. 

We are delighted to announce that November 1st is the release date for this memorial volume for Terry Wolever. It is hardbound, Smyth sewn, in navy cloth vellum. 300 pages, fully indexed. $26. 

Watch our website for your opportunity to purchase your copy in the next 2 weeks!