Augustus Toplady Bitesize Biography - Bond, Douglas
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What is one to make of a man described as strangely compounded, peculiarly constituted, and oddly framed? It conjures up in the mind an image of Stevensons Mr. Hyde, or Shelleys Frankenstein, or Hugos Quasimodo. But such is J. C. Ryles (1816-1900) description of Augustus Montague Toplady (1740-1778), author of what has been called the best-loved English hymn. One wonders why someone would bother writing a biographyor reading oneabout a strange, peculiar, odd person. Nevertheless, Ryle declared that no account of Christianity in England in the 18th century would be complete without featuring remarkable Toplady.…mehr

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What is one to make of a man described as strangely compounded, peculiarly constituted, and oddly framed? It conjures up in the mind an image of Stevensons Mr. Hyde, or Shelleys Frankenstein, or Hugos Quasimodo. But such is J. C. Ryles (1816-1900) description of Augustus Montague Toplady (1740-1778), author of what has been called the best-loved English hymn. One wonders why someone would bother writing a biographyor reading oneabout a strange, peculiar, odd person. Nevertheless, Ryle declared that no account of Christianity in England in the 18th century would be complete without featuring remarkable Toplady.
Autorenporträt
Douglas Bond lives in Washington State and is an elder in the Presbyterian Church in America. He teaches English and history at Covenant High School, and was awarded the regional Teacher Award for teaching young people how to write. He lectures on church history and leads study tours to Europe.