Thy Will Be Done: A Biography of George W. Truett - Hardcover

Durso, Keith E

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0881461571 ISBN 13: 9780881461572

Publisher: Mercer University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Born in 1867 just west of Hayesville, North Carolina, George W. Truett grew up to be one of the outstanding Baptist preachers of the twentieth century. He moved to Whitewright, Texas, in 1889 and planned to practice law. His Baptist church in Whitewright, however, ordained him to the ministry in 1890, ignoring his vigorous protest against such action.

(18971944) as the church's pastor.

Best known for his advocacy of religious liberty, Truett also helped found Baylor Hospital in Dallas. Less known about Truett was his understanding of stewardship. Money meant nothing to him, and in twenty-three of his forty-seven years in Dallas, he led his church to spend more money on missions and benevolences than on its own ministries.

About this title

About the Author:

Keith E. Durso (Ph.D., Baylor University) is a freelance copy editor and writer living in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He is the author of No Armor for the Back: Baptist Prison Writings, 1600s1700s, and with his wife, Pam, he co-edited and contributed to Courage and Hope: The Stories of Ten Baptist Ministers, and co-authored The Story of Baptists in the United States.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mercer University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0881461571
• ISBN 13: 9780881461572
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 377