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Gilbert Thomas Sadler (27 September 1871 - 17 July 1939), best known as Gilbert T. Sadler, was a British
Congregational minister and writer.
Biography
Sadler was born in
China, he was the son of English missionary Rev. G. Sadler, of
Amoy.
[1]
[2] He was educated at
Mansfield College, Oxford.
[1] Sadler obtained an
M.A. in theology from
University of Oxford and a
B.A. and
LL.B. from
London University.
[2] He was assistant minister to Rev.
John Daniel Jones in
Lincoln, 1895.
[1] He was pastor of Chester Street Congregational Church,
Wrexham (1897-1904) .
[2]
His book The Relation of Custom to Law (1919) was reviewed in several law journals.
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[5]
Christ myth theory
Sadler was an advocate of the
Christ myth theory.
[6]
[7] New Testament scholar
Craig A. Evans has noted that Sadler's ideas resemble those of
William Benjamin Smith.
[8]
Publications
-
The Inadequacy of the World's Religions (1871)
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The Inner Meaning of the Four Gospels (1871)
- What Can We Believe? (1905)
- Short Introduction to the Bible (1911)
- Has Jesus Christ Lived on Earth? (1914)
- The Origin and Meaning of Christianity (1916)
- Reason - Love - Vision (1919)
- The Gnostic Story of Jesus Christ (1919)
- The Relation of Custom to Law (1919)
- Behind the New Testament (1921)
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Our Enemy, the State (1922)
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The Roman Praetors (1922)
- The Choice Before the World Today (1923)
- The Fellowship Of Humanity By Reason, Love And Freedom (1923)
- The Husk And The Kernel Of The Pauline Gospel (1923)
- The Law Or the Spirit (1924)
- World-History in a Nutshell (1924)
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A New World by a New Vision (1925)
- What Is Wrong With The Churches? (1929)
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