Edward Stillingfleet

For his son, the English physician and clergyman, see Edward Stillingfleet (physician).

Portrait of Bishop Stillingfleet by Mary Beale, circa 1690

Edward Stillingfleet (17 April 1635 – 27 March 1699) was an English Christian theologian and scholar. Considered an outstanding preacher as well as a strong polemical writer defending Anglicanism, Stillingfleet was known as "the beauty of holiness" for his good looks in the pulpit,[1] and was called by John Hough "the ablest man of his time".[2]

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Sermon" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 674.
  2. ^ David C. Douglas, English Scholars (1939), p. 254.