{"id":757,"date":"2022-02-21T01:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T01:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/?p=757"},"modified":"2021-12-28T15:11:58","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T15:11:58","slug":"positive-preaching-and-the-modern-mind-p-t-forsyth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/positive-preaching-and-the-modern-mind-p-t-forsyth\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive Preaching and the Modern Mind &#8211; P T Forsyth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/positive-preaching_forsyth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"750\" data-attachment-id=\"761\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/positive-preaching-and-the-modern-mind-p-t-forsyth\/positive-preaching_forsyth\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/positive-preaching_forsyth.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"247,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Peter Taylor Forsyth [1848\u20131921], Positive Preaching and the Modern Mind\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/positive-preaching_forsyth.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/positive-preaching_forsyth.jpg\" alt=\"Peter Taylor Forsyth [1848\u20131921], Positive Preaching and the Modern Mind\" class=\"wp-image-761\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/positive-preaching_forsyth.jpg 247w, https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/positive-preaching_forsyth-99x300.jpg 99w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 247px) 100vw, 247px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Today&#8217;s free book is P T Forsyth&#8217;s classic work on homiletics, Positive Preaching and the Modern Mind. This public domain title was digitised from the copy in the library of Terence C. Mitchell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theologicalstudies.org.uk\/book_positive-preaching_forsyth.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Peter Taylor Forsyth [1848\u20131921], <em>Positive Preaching and the Modern Mind<\/em>. London: Independent Press, 1907, 1960. Hbk. pp.258. 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