Nigel G. Wright

The Reverend Dr
Nigel G. Wright
FRSA FRHistS FHEA
The Reverend Dr Nigel G. Wright FRSA FRHistS FHEA
Born	13 May 1949 (age 76); Manchester, England
Nationality	British
Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Baptist)
Church	Baptist Union of Great Britain
Ordained	c. 1971
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Leeds ; University of London University of Glasgow ; King's College, London[Spurgeon's College;
Doctoral advisor	Colin Gunton

Last updated August 19, 2025

ISBN 9780950068237^[14]

Publications

The Radical Kingdom: Restoration in Theory and Practice. Eastbourne: Kingsway, 1986.

The Fair Face of Evil: Putting the Power of Darkness in Its Place. London: Marshall Pickering, 1989. American title: The Satan Syndrome: Putting the Power of Darkness in Its Place. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990.

Lord and Giver of Life: An Introduction to the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit. Illustrated by June Gascoigne. The Baptist Union of Great Britain, 1990.

Challenge to Change: A Radical Agenda for Baptists. Foreword by David Coffey. Eastbourne: Kingsway, 1991.

Charismatic Renewal: The Search for a Theology. With Tom Smail and Andrew Walker. London: SPCK, 1993. And as: The Love of Power and the Power of Love: A Careful Assessment of the Problems Within the Charismatic and Word-of-Faith Movements. Minneapolis: Bethany House, 1994.

The Radical Evangelical: Seeking a Place to Stand. London: SPCK, 1996. Wipf and Stock, 2016.

Power and Discipleship: Towards a Baptist Theology of the State. The Whitley Lecture for 1996-97. Oxford: Whitley Publications, 1996.

Disavowing Constantine: Mission, Church and the Social Order in the Theologies of Jurgen Moltmann and John Howard Yoder. Carlisle: Paternoster, 2000. Wipf and Stock, 2007.

New Baptists, New Agenda. Paternoster, 2002.

A Theology of the Dark Side: Putting the Power of Evil in Its Place. Carlisle: Paternoster, 2003. A “reworked and rewritten” version of The Fair Face of Evil/The Satan Syndrome.

Free Church, Free State: The Positive Baptist Vision. Foreword by Denton Lotz. Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster, 2005. Also: Wipf and Stock, 2011.

God on the Inside: The Holy Spirit in Holy Scripture. Oxford: Bible Reading Fellowship, 2006.

Baptist Basics. 12 vols. Didcot: Baptist Union of Great Britain, 2009.

The Real Godsend. 2009.

Jesus Christ - The Alpha and the Omega: Bible Readings and Reflections for Lent and Easter. The Bible Reading Fellowship, 2010.

Vital Truth: The Convictions of the Christian Community. Eugene: Oregon: Cascade, 2016.

How to Be a Church Minister. Wipf and Stock, 2018.

Editor

Truth That Never Dies: The Dr. G. R. Beasley-Murray Memorial Lectures 2002-2012. Wipf and Stock, 2014.

References

↑ Stephen Sprinkle. Ordination: Celebrating the Gift of Min. Chalice Press. pp. 37–. ISBN 978-0-8272-2744-6.
↑ James Leo Garrett (2009). Baptist Theology: A Four-century Study. Mercer University Press. pp. 686–. ISBN 978-0-88146-129-9.
↑ Jane Fitz-Gibbon; Andrew Fitz-Gibbon (1 September 2012). Secular Monasticism: A Journey. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-1-4797-0719-5.
↑ Alan P. F. Sell (17 September 2012). Nonconformist Theology in the Twentieth Century. Wipf and Stock Publishers. pp. 105–. ISBN 978-1-62032-422-6.
↑ Christopher J. H. Wright (23 October 2006). The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative. InterVarsity Press. pp. 433–. ISBN 978-0-8308-2571-4.
↑ David J. Cohen; Michael Parsons (1 January 2011). Beyond 400: Exploring Baptist Futures. Wipf and Stock Publishers. pp. 237–. ISBN 978-1-60899-337-6.
↑ Malcolm B. Yarnell (15 September 2013). The Anabaptists and Contemporary Baptists: Restoring New Testament Christianity. B&H Publishing Group. pp. 178–. ISBN 978-1-4336-8174-5.
↑ Stephen R. Holmes (19 April 2012). Baptist Theology. A&C Black. pp. 168–. ISBN 978-0-567-00031-6.
↑ Ian M. Randall; Toivo Pilli; Anthony Cross (1 August 2006). Baptist Identities: International Studies from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Centuries. Wipf & Stock Publishers. pp. 377–. ISBN 978-1-59752-833-7.
↑ Helen Dare; Simon Patrick Woodman (2011). The "plainly Revealed" Word of God?: Baptist Hermeneutics in Theory and Practice. Mercer University Press. pp. 154–. ISBN 978-0-88146-237-1.
↑ Benjamin G. McNair Scott (2 June 2014). Apostles Today: Making Sense of Contemporary Charismatic Apostolates: A Historical and Theological Appraisal. Wipf and Stock Publishers. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-1-62564-118-2.
↑ Wright, Nigel G. The Radical Evangelical: Seeking a Place to Stand. p. 11.
↑ Peter Hocken (2009). The Challenges of the Pentecostal, Charismatic, and Messianic Jewish Movements: The Tensions of the Spirit. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 64–. ISBN 978-0-7546-6746-9.
↑ WorldCat

Ian M. Randall, "Part of a movement: Nigel Wright and Baptist life" in Pieter J. Lalleman (ed.), Challenging to Change (London, 2009)

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[Sprinkle-1] Stephen Sprinkle. Ordination: Celebrating the Gift of Min. Chalice Press. pp. 37–. ISBN 978-0-8272-2744-6.

[Garrett2009-2] James Leo Garrett (2009). Baptist Theology: A Four-century Study. Mercer University Press. pp. 686–. ISBN 978-0-88146-129-9.

[Fitz-GibbonFitz-Gibbon2012-3] Jane Fitz-Gibbon; Andrew Fitz-Gibbon (1 September 2012). Secular Monasticism: A Journey. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-1-4797-0719-5.

[Sell2012-4] Alan P. F. Sell (17 September 2012). Nonconformist Theology in the Twentieth Century. Wipf and Stock Publishers. pp. 105–. ISBN 978-1-62032-422-6.

[Wright2006-5] Christopher J. H. Wright (23 October 2006). The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative. InterVarsity Press. pp. 433–. ISBN 978-0-8308-2571-4.

[CohenParsons2011-6] David J. Cohen; Michael Parsons (1 January 2011). Beyond 400: Exploring Baptist Futures. Wipf and Stock Publishers. pp. 237–. ISBN 978-1-60899-337-6.

[Yarnell2013-7] Malcolm B. Yarnell (15 September 2013). The Anabaptists and Contemporary Baptists: Restoring New Testament Christianity. B&H Publishing Group. pp. 178–. ISBN 978-1-4336-8174-5.

[Holmes2012-8] Stephen R. Holmes (19 April 2012). Baptist Theology. A&C Black. pp. 168–. ISBN 978-0-567-00031-6.

[RandallPilli2006-9] Ian M. Randall; Toivo Pilli; Anthony Cross (1 August 2006). Baptist Identities: International Studies from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Centuries. Wipf & Stock Publishers. pp. 377–. ISBN 978-1-59752-833-7.

[DareWoodman2011-10] Helen Dare; Simon Patrick Woodman (2011). The "plainly Revealed" Word of God?: Baptist Hermeneutics in Theory and Practice. Mercer University Press. pp. 154–. ISBN 978-0-88146-237-1.

[Scott2014-11] Benjamin G. McNair Scott (2 June 2014). Apostles Today: Making Sense of Contemporary Charismatic Apostolates: A Historical and Theological Appraisal. Wipf and Stock Publishers. pp. 44–. ISBN 978-1-62564-118-2.

[12] Wright, Nigel G. The Radical Evangelical: Seeking a Place to Stand. p. 11.

[Hocken2009-13] Peter Hocken (2009). The Challenges of the Pentecostal, Charismatic, and Messianic Jewish Movements: The Tensions of the Spirit. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 64–. ISBN 978-0-7546-6746-9.

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The Reverend Dr Nigel G. Wright FRSA FRHistS FHEA
Born	(1949-05-13) 13 May 1949 (age 76) Manchester, England
Nationality	British


Ecclesiastical career
Religion	Christianity (Baptist)
Church	Baptist Union of Great Britain
Ordained	c. 1971




Academic background
Alma mater	University of Leeds University of London University of Glasgow King's College, London[Spurgeon's College
Doctoral advisor	Colin Gunton