W. E. Sangster

“In an age when we have lost confidence in the captivating power of the proclaimed word, Dr. Cheatle’s excellent critical edition of Sangster’s sermons not only offers helpful insights into the thoughts of one of the greatest preachers of the twentieth century on a variety of central themes, but also a clarion call to the church to once again attend to the compelling power of the gospel and its proclamation. Dr. Cheatle has done a great service to academy and church alike.”


—Tom Greggs, Marischal Chair of Divinity, University of Aberdeen





“W. E. Sangster: Sermons in America places the reader in the pew to listen to the voice of one of the preeminent preachers of the twentieth century. This volume of transcriptions of ten previously unpublished sermons on holy living preached by Sangster at the 1956 World Methodist Conference at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, reveals Sangster as a preacher with much to teach twenty-first century preachers. . . . Contemporary preachers, take and read!”


—Alyce M. McKenzie, Director, The Perkins Center for Preaching Excellence





“In an age when the preached word does not hold the position it once did in the church's exegetical and homiletic ministry, Dr. Cheatle’s careful transcription and analysis of these sermons of Sangster, recorded in the USA, provide an invaluable tool to explore one of the great Christian preachers in a period when the sermon was already losing its domination of Christian apologetic. A useful contribution to the study of preaching and especially in the Holiness tradition.”


—David Hart, Methodist Minister