The Altar Call: The Origins and Present Usage
Bennett's engaged history serves as a reminder that traditional practices should not be immune from scrutiny.>>>> (Doxology)David Bennett's history of the altar call is the best sort of engaged history. Many historians have commented on the practice of inviting serious inquirers to the front after a service of Christian proclamation as a part of making a decision for Christ. Until this time, however, no one has worked out the history of the practice so well, and only a few have evaluated its theological significance as carefully as it is evaluated here.>>> (Mark Noll, Wheaton College)David Bennett's history of the altar call is the best sort of engaged history. Many historians have commented on the practice of inviting serious inquirers to the front after a service of Christian proclamation as a part of making a decision for Christ. Until this time, however, no one has worked out the history of the practice so well, and only a few have evaluated its theological significance as carefully as it is evaluated here.(Mark Noll, Wheaton College)Bennett's "engaged history" serves as a reminder that "traditional" practices should not be immune from scrutiny.(Doxology)