Bibliographic information:
Chang, Geoffrey. “Spurgeon’s Use of Luther against the Oxford Movement”. Themelios 43:1 (2018)
http://themelios.thegospelcoalition.org/article/spurgeons-use-of-luther-against-the-oxford-movement
Description:
Nearly three hundred fifty years after Martin Luther nailed the 95 Theses to the castle church door in Wittenburg, Charles Haddon Spurgeon confronted the growing influence of Roman Catholic teaching within the Church of England. Led by Edward Pusey and others, the Oxford Movement called the Church of England to return to her pre-Reformation traditions and teaching. Spurgeon considered this a betrayal of the gospel and, beginning in 1864, would take a Luther-like stand for the truth. This essay will argue that Spurgeon drew from Luther’s model of bold leadership and teaching on justification by faith in his battle against the Oxford Movement.
Publisher:
Themelios (website: http://themelios.thegospelcoalition.org/)