From Charles Deweese's "A TRIBUTE TO CECIL SHERMAN,"
Baptist History and Heritage Society
By My Own Reckoning reveals a Baptist leader who possesses the honesty of Thomas Helwys, the courage of Roger Williams, the persistence of John Clarke, the writing skills of John Bunyan, the missions drive of Adoniram and Ann Judson, the preaching power of Shubal Stearns and Martha Marshall, the prophetic intensity of Walter Rauschenbusch, the sacrificial spirit and passion of Martin Luther King, Jr., and E. Y. Mullins’s ability to communicate Baptist values. Click Here to Read Full Review.
— Charles Deweese,
Executive Director, Baptist History and Heritage Society
From Jeanie Miley
Having lived through the events described in Dr. Sherman’s book, his autobiography helped me set my own experience in the larger context of what has happened among us Baptists over the last 30 years. Dr. Sherman’s ability to share his own experience and thoughts in such a transparent and authentic way—emphasizing throughout that this was and is one perspective—gave me courage to look at my own history within the larger Baptist story with new eyes and with acceptance, mercy, and grace...Click Here to Read Full Review.
— Jeanie Miley,
Spiritual Director and Teacher, Houston, TX
Author of Joining Forces
From Paige Patterson, BaptistTheology.org
— Paige Patterson,
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Added July 18, 2008 –
From Ircel Harrison's blog, Barnabas File
I have just finished Cecil Sherman’s autobiography, By My Own Reckoning. Although a generation younger than Sherman, I grew up with many of the same experiences, so I can identify with his pilgrimage in many ways. Sherman’s memoir discusses very candidly his commitment to and ultimate disillusionment with the denomination that had nurtured him. Click Here to Read Full Review.
— Ircel Harrison,
Coordinator, TN CBF
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