This debate is of "transcendent importance to the Christian" in the words of Alexander Campbell.
Held almost two centuries ago, this timeless controversy between two prominent religious figures is still as relevant today. It addresses subjects essential to the Christian that are "as important as the immortal interests of the soul."
What's the true meaning behind baptism? Are humans inherently evil and divisive? How does the Holy Spirit manifest itself to the Christian?
Answers to these substantial questions and many more are in this debate.
It offers two opposing perspectives, delivering eye-opening information in the form of a heated discussion between knowledgeable men, instead of the ordinary writer-to-reader delivery. The purpose of documenting and publishing the debate is "placing within the reach of all the great thoughts of two great men on matters vital to the interest and permanency of the Church."
Alexander Campbell was born September 12, 1788, in the county of Antrim, Ireland. But though born in Ireland, his ancestors were, on one side, of Scotch origin, and on the other, descended from the Huguenots, in France. A profound reverence for the Word of God, was a marked feature of the character alike of the boy and of the man.
He was not less laborious as a speaker than as a writer. During all these years, he traveled extensively, traversing most of the states of the Union, and visiting Great Britain and Ireland; discoursing everywhere to crowded audiences, on the great themes that occupied his heart, and coming into contact with many of the best minds of the age, from whom, whatever their difference of sentiment, he constantly challenged respect and admiration.
In addition to forty volumes, Mr. Campbell published several other works.
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