Faithfulness and Holiness: The Witness of J. C. Ryle

by J. I. Packer

  • Year 2002
  • Type Book
  • Genre biography
  • Tradition Evangelical
  • Original language English

For For a reader new to J. C. Ryle who wants both his life and his classic on holiness. Not for a reader seeking a scholarly biography.

Should I read this?

For the general reader
4 of 5 strongly recommended
For the researcher
3 of 5 worth your time
Difficulty
2 of 5 moderate

Packer's short life of J. C. Ryle, printed with Ryle's own classic Holiness.

How it proceeds
  • Philosophic 1 of 5
  • Scriptural 4 of 5
  • Experiential 3 of 5
  • Sociological 2 of 5
  • Historical 4 of 5

Independent intensities, 0–5 — what the work is made of, not how good it is.

Published by Crossway in 2002 and reissued in 2011, the book pairs Packer's short biography of J. C. Ryle (1816-1900), the first Bishop of Liverpool, with Ryle's classic Holiness. Packer tells how Ryle, eldest son and heir to a fortune with a hopeful future in Parliament, lost everything when his father went bankrupt, entered the ministry, and became one of the most influential evangelical leaders of the nineteenth century. Admiring Ryle's devotion to Scripture, Packer aims to open his life to modern readers, and especially to introduce those new to him to his teaching on holiness. Ryle is among the writers Packer most often named as having formed him.

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