Why Republish William Cunningham?
This summer the Trust brought out a new, retypeset edition of William Cunningham’s Historical Theology (1863). This week we read its new introduction by Banner Trustee Donald John MacLean, to find out why this work is of unique value to the 21st Century reader.
Read Material:
– ‘William Cunningham’s Historical Theology – An Introduction’, Donald John MacLean, in William Cunningham, Historical Theology (Edinburgh: Banner of Truth, 1960 and 2024). First edition 1863.
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