Andrew Fuller

For other people named Andrew Fuller, see Andrew Fuller (disambiguation).

Andrew Fuller
Baptist preacher
Born	1754 Cambridgeshire, England
Died	1815 England

Andrew Fuller (1754 – 7 May 1815) was an eminent Baptist minister, born in Cambridgeshire, and settled at Kettering.

Fuller was a zealous controversialist in defence of the governmental theory of the atonement against Hyper-Calvinism on the one hand and Socinianism and Sandemanianism on the other, but he is chiefly distinguished in connection with the foundation of the Baptist Missionary Society, to which he for the most part devoted the energies of his life.

During his life, Fuller pastored two congregations—Soham (1775–1782) and Kettering (1782–1815). He died on 7 May 1815 at Kettering, Northamptonshire.

According to Christianity Today, "“Tall, stout and muscular, a famous wrestler in his youth,” this self-taught farmer’s son became a champion for Christ, “the most creatively useful theologian” of the Particular Baptists. His book The Gospel Worthy of All Acceptation, 1785, restated Calvinist theology for Baptists influenced by the Evangelical Revival. His Doctorate of Divinity was bestowed by Brown University, Rhode Island. Fuller was minister at Kettering, where the Baptist Missionary Society was formed in 1792, with Fuller as the energetic first Secretary."

See also

• Fuller Baptist Church, Kettering.
• Deathless Sermon
• William Carey
• Strict Baptist
• Reformed Baptist

References

• Oliver, Robert, History of the English Calvinistic Baptists 1771 - 1892, Banner of Truth (2006), ISBN 0-85151-920-2
• The Complete Works of Andrew Fuller: with a memoir of his life, in three volumes, Sprinkle Publications (1988), ISBN 1-59442-102-1

External links

• Andrew Fuller Project — is preparing a modern critical edition of The Works of Andrew Fuller. This project is led by Michael A. G. Haykin, the Principal of Toronto Baptist Seminary and professor of church history at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. The project description page has a substantial section headed, "Andrew Fuller: Life & Legacy".
• Memoir, Sermons and Circular Letters (Archived 2009-10-25)edited by James Duvall, Baptist History Homepage.
• The Pastors Missionary Vision links to a [mp3 only] presentation by John Armstrong at the 1988 Desiring God Pastor's Conference, in which Armstrong draws heavily on Fuller's life and works.
• Holy Faith, Worthy Gospel, World Vision mp3 Andrew Fuller’s Broadsides Against Sandemanianism, Hyper-Calvinism, and Global Unbelief by John Piper at Desiring God 2007 Conference for Pastors.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.