Gregory Alan Thornbury - Recovering Classic Evangelicalism: Applying the Wisdom and Vision of Carl F. H. Henry

Thank you for downloading this Crossway book.

Sign-up for the Crossway Newsletter for updates on special offers, new resources, and exciting global ministry initiatives:

Crossway Newsletter

Or, if you prefer, we would love to connect with you online:

Facebook
Twitter
Google +

The enduring influence of what Greg Thornbury wisely calls classic evangelicalism is critical for the health and vitality of Christianity in America. He rightly looks to the greatest intellectual figure of twentieth-century evangelicalism, Carl Henry, as a mentor and guide. At the same time, this is a radically current book, directed at the most crucial issues facing the evangelical movement today. This is an important work by a leading evangelical scholar. We can only hope that this book becomes widely influential.

R. Albert Mohler Jr., President and Joseph Emerson Brown Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

This is the best book on Carl F. H. Henry published to date. Greg Thornbury shows why Henry is too important to be forgotten. Closely argued and well researched, this book can lead the way to a Henrician revivalone that can strengthen the fibers of faith within the evangelical soul.

Timothy George, Founding Dean, Beeson Divinity School; General Editor, Reformation Commentary on Scripture

Greg Thornbury clearly understands the theological genius of Carl Henry. This marvelously written volume brilliantly captures the essence of Henrys massive writings for a new generation of students, thinkers, and leaders. Seeking to reclaim and recover Henrys primary theological commitments, his vision for shaping evangelicalism, and his strategic and irenic approach to engaging both academy and culture, Thornbury superbly interprets and applies Henrys writings in a persuasive and winsome manner. Those who have already learned much from Henry, those who have rejected or misunderstood Henry, and those who have yet to be introduced to the dean of twentieth-century evangelical theologians will benefit from this significant work. Recovering Classic Evangelicalism , simply stated, is an extraordinary contribution.

David S. Dockery, President, Union University

Greg Thornbury is an exceptional emerging scholar, and his Recovering Classic Evangelicalism is an important, erudite work that should be read by anyone who longs for a return to a robust, vital evangelicalism. At a time when Protestant Christianity in the West is on the decline, and evangelicalism is ever more fractured, Thornbury has something important to sayimploring us to re-form an evangelicalism with sturdy foundations, a confident connection to our doctrinal heritage, and a winsome engagement with the broader world. With characteristic clarity and conviction, Thornbury suggests that evangelicalism need not reinvent the wheel in order to remain relevant; rather, it must reclaim the essentials of its Protestant heritage and immerse itself in the beautiful basics that once made it great.

Barry H. Corey, President, Biola University

The witness of Carl Henry and classic evangelicalism to absolute truth and objective knowledge; the critical importance of theology in life and ministry; the total truthfulness of Scripture and biblical inerrancy; a churchly, faithful, and Christian engagement with culture; and a vision of what evangelicalism could and should be are all things that we need to hear or recover today. Every chapter of this book instructed, challenged, and encouraged me personally and prompted me to want evangelicals of this generation to read and heed the lessons from the story that Greg Thornbury tells so well.

J. Ligon Duncan, John E. Richards Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary; Senior Minister, First Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Mississippi

Recovering Classic Evangelicalism: Applying the Wisdom and Vision of Carl F. H. Henry

Copyright 2013 by Gregory Alan Thornbury

Published by Crossway

1300 Crescent Street
Wheaton, Illinois 60187

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, except as provided for by USA copyright law.

Cover design: Dual Identity inc.
Cover image: Courtesy of Billy Graham Center Archives

First printing 2013

Printed in the United States of America

Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version), copyright 2001 by Crossway. 2011 Text Edition. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture references marked NIV are taken from The Holy Bible, New International Version , NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Scripture quotations marked kjv are from the King James Version of the Bible.

Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-4335-3062-3
PDF ISBN: 978-1-4335-3063-0
Mobipocket ISBN: 978-1-4335-3064-7
ePub ISBN: 978-1-4335-3065-4