Godly Ambition. John Stott and the Evangelical Movement

235 Pages·2016·1.25 MB·English

by  Alister Chapman

Godly Ambition
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Godly Ambition
John Stott and the Evangelical
Movement
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A LISTER C HAPMAN

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Chapman, Alister.
Godly ambition : John Stott and the evangelical movement /
Alister Chapman.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-0-19-977397-8 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Stott, John R. W. 2. Church of England—Clergy—Biography.
3. Anglican Communion—England—Clergy—Biography.
4. Evangelicalism—Church of England—Biography. I. Title.
BX5199.S8344C43 2012
283.092—dc22
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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 3
1. Conversion 11
2. Students 33
3. Parishioners 53
4. Anglicans 79
5. Society 113
6. World 133
Conclusion 155
Notes 161
Index 217
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Acknowledgments
for some time now my children have known that I have been writing a
book. Th ey fi nd it hard to understand why it has taken quite so long to
appear. Th ese opening pages, which they will read because their names are
here, may well increase their bewilderment: “How could it have taken you so
long when you had so many people helping you?” Th e answer is a compli-
cated one. Much easier is the task of thanking those many people who have
helped along the way.
O ne of the most pleasant surprises of academic life has been the warm
and generous community of historians with whom I have been privileged to
work. Eugenio Biagini was an excellent Ph.D. supervisor who off ered plenty
of sound advice and encouragement. David Bebbington and Mark Noll
kindly answered the letters of a would-be postgraduate student, and they have
provided invaluable criticism and support ever since. Chandra Mallampalli,
Richard W. Pointer, and Marianne Ruel Robins have made the history depart-
ment here at Westmont a congenial place to work. Martin Brett, David Cornick,
John Coff ey, Ben Griffi n, Matthew Grimley, Boyd Hilton, David Killingray,
Graham Kings, John Maiden, Jeremy Morris, Jon Parry, Richard Rex, Mark
Smith, Brian Stanley, Roger Steer, David Th ompson, Todd Th omps on, Grant
Wacker, and John Wolff e all gave valuable help during the course of my
research. I owe much to Andrew Atherstone, David Bebbington, John Coff ey,
Graham Kings, Mark Noll, and Stephen Tuck who read and commented on
earlier draft s of this book, which is much better as a result. Th e responsibility
for any errors that remain is, of course, mine.
F inancial support for my research came from the University of Cambridge,
the Lightfoot Fund at the University of Cambridge, Emmanuel College,
Cambridge, Westmont College, and the Whitefi eld Institute. My thanks to
them all, and especially to the following people at these institutions: Richard
Barnes, Jeremy Caddick, David Cook, Shirley Mullen, Jon Parry, Rick Pointer,
Jonathan Riley-Smith, and Warren Rogers. I also thank the many librarians
and archivists who helped me, notably those at the (incomparable) Cambridge
University Library, the Billy Graham Center Archives in Wheaton, Illinois,
the Lambeth Palace Library, the Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre,