Fixing the Indemnity: The Life and Work of George Adam Smith

by Iain D. Campbell

Publisher:

Paternoster

, 2004

Overview

When Old Testament scholar George Adam Smith (1856–1942) delivered the Lyman Beecher lectures at Yale University in 1899, he confidently declared that “modern criticism has won its war against traditional theories. It only remains to fix the amount of the indemnity.”

In this biography, Iain D. Campbell assesses Smith's critical approach to the Old Testament and evaluates its consequences, showing that Smith's life and work still raises questions about the relationship between biblical scholarship and evangelical faith.

Praise for the Print Edition

A compelling study.

—Thomas R. Corts, Samford University

Product Details

• Title: Fixing the Indemnity: The Life and Work of George Adam Smith
• Author: Iain D. Campbell
• Series: Theological Studies Collection
• Publisher: Paternoster Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Pages: 250

About Iain D. Campbell

Dr. Iain D. Campbell is the pastor of a church on the Isle of Lewis. He trained for the ministry at the University of Glasgow and at the Free Church College Edinburgh. Campbell is the author of several other books published by Day One: On the First Day of the week: God, the Christian and the Sabbath, The Gospel according to Ruth, Opening up Exodus, Opening up Matthew, and Seven Wonders of the World.