Pastor-Historian: Arnold Dallimore and the Writing of Whitefield

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Ian H Clary

Abstract

Arnold Dallimore is well-known for his two-volume biography of evangelist George Whitefield. This essay explores Dallimore's own personal biography, his growing up in impoverished conditions in Depression-era Canada, his education at Toronto Baptist Seminary, his various ministerial challenges, and the factors involved in writing his magnum opus. It is written towards encouraging other "ordinary pastors" to be used of God in their own life situation, whether or not to do something extraordinary, in Dallimore's case, but to always be faithful to their calling.

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Clary, Ian H. “Pastor-Historian: Arnold Dallimore and the Writing of Whitefield”. Reformed Theological Review 73, no. 2 (June 12, 2014). Accessed November 10, 2024. https://rtrjournal.org/index.php/RTR/article/view/68.
Author Biography

Ian H Clary, University of the Free State (Blomfontein)

I am a doctoral student in history at UFS, and am writing my dissertation on the historiography of Arnold Dallimore. I have a ThM from Toronto Baptist Seminary, where I wrote on James Ussher's christology. I have published numerous academic articles and co-edited a book on biblical spirituality. For more see: ufs.academia.edu/ianclary