This volume is comprised of an illuminating series of essays on the life and work of the two leading Scottish theologians, brothers John Baillie and Donald Baillie. Through their teaching, writing, and churchmanship, the Baillies were of international renown. Their work formed an organic whole which exercised a strong and widespread influence upon their generation and has continued to influence successive generations to this day.
While many of the Baillies’ writings have remained in print, little secondary literature has appeared. These essays seek to examine and assess the continuing relevance of the Baillies’ lives and writings. Particular attention is given to their philosophical theology, Christian doctrine, preaching, ecumenism, their Christian political and social witness, and their spirituality. In addition there is an exploration of John Baillie’s involvement with “The Moot,” a group of Christian intellectuals including T. S. Eliot, Karl Mannheim and J. H. Oldham who met regularly from 1938 to 1947.
