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Depiction of Charles Spurgeon

Enlightenment, Revival & Nineteenth-Century Theology · AD 1700–1900

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892 · Baptist · England

An English Baptist preacher and pastor of London’s Metropolitan Tabernacle.

Major contributions

Baptist preaching, Reformed theology

  • Published widely circulated sermons and devotional works.
  • Supported pastoral training and charitable institutions.

Theological positions

Modern labels do not always describe historical writers precisely.

  • Baptist

    He ministered as a Baptist pastor.

  • Calvinism

    His sermons and public teaching affirm a Calvinistic understanding of salvation.

Major writings

  • The Treasury of David
  • Morning and Evening

Sources