On Pulpit Plagiarism

Anglesey, Anders. “Pastor Ed Litton Removes Over 140 Video Sermons After Being Accused of Plagiarism.” Newsweek, June 28, 2021. https://www.newsweek.com/pastor-ed-litton-removes-over-140-video-sermons-after-being-accused-plagiarism-1604707.

Augustine. On Christian Doctrine. Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library, https://www.ccel.org/ccel/a/augustine/doctrine/cache/doctrine.pdf.

Batzig, Nicholas T. “Plagiarizing and Quoting in Preaching – Feeding on Christ.” Feeding on Christ, December 29, 2016. https://feedingonchrist.org/plagiarizing-and-quoting-in-preaching/.

Calvin, John. “John Calvin: Commentary on Timothy, Titus, Philemon,” https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom43/calcom43.iii.v.i.html.

Capstone Report. “Ed Litton Plagiarized Tim Keller Sermon on Marriage,” July 12, 2021. https://capstonereport.com/2021/07/12/ed-litton-plagiarized-tim-keller-sermon-on-marriage/.

Carson, Don. “TGC Asks Don Carson: When Has a Preacher Crossed the Line Into Plagiarism in His Sermon?” The Gospel Coalition (blog), June 25, 2019. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/tgc-asks-don-carson-when-has-a-preacher-crossed-the-line-into-plagiarism-in/.

Chang, Geoff. “‘Dumb Dogs’ in the Pulpit: Spurgeon on Borrowed Sermons.” The Spurgeon Center, July 5, 2021. https://www.spurgeon.org/resource-library/articles/dumb-dogs-in-the-pulpit-spurgeon-on-borrowed-sermons/.

Hansen, Collin. “TGC Asks: When Has a Preacher Crossed the Line Into Plagiarism in His Sermon?” The Gospel Coalition (blog), June 25, 2019. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/tgc-asks-when-has-a-preacher-crossed-the-line-into-plagiarism-in-his-sermon/.

Jago, Ethan, and David Schrock. “Restoring Integrity to the Pulpit: An SBC Resolution to Fight Pastoral Plagiarism.” Christ Over All, May 1, 2025. https://christoverall.com/article/concise/restoring-integrity-to-the-pulpit-an-sbc-resolution-to-fight-pastoral-plagiarism/.

Jones, Mark. “The Plagiarizing Pastor,” April 13, 2023. https://reformation21.org/the-plagiarizing-pastor/.

Keller, Tim. “TGC Asks Tim Keller: When Has a Preacher Crossed the Line Into Plagiarism in His Sermon?” The Gospel Coalition (blog), June 25, 2019. https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/tgc-asks-tim-keller-when-has-a-preacher-crossed-the-line-into-plagiarism-in/.

Leeman, Jonathan. “What’s the Big Deal With Plagiarizing Pastors? | for the Church,” https://ftc.co/resource-library/blog-entries/whats-the-big-deal-with-plagiarizing-pastors/.

Lloyd-Jones, D. M. Preaching & Preachers. Zondervan, 2012.

McGowan, Andrew. “Preaching, Plagiarism, and AI,” 2024. https://reflections.yale.edu/article/ghost-machine-ethics-ai/preaching-plagiarism-and-ai.

Owens, Conley. “The Dorean Principle – a Biblical Response to the Commercialization of Christianity,” https://thedoreanprinciple.org/.

Reinke, Tony. “The Scandal of Pulpit Plagiarism.” Tony Reinke, July 3, 2021. https://tonyreinke.com/2021/07/03/thoughts-on-pulpit-plagiarism/.

Roys, Julie. “Former Master’s Seminary VP Accuses John MacArthur of Plagiarism.” The Roys Report, February 16, 2022. https://julieroys.com/john-macarthur-accused-plagiarism-former-vp-masters-seminary/.

Schrock, David. Brothers, We Are Not Plagiarists: A Pastoral Plea to Forsake the Peddling of God’s Word. Founders Press, 2022.

Selle, Andrew. “Ordained Servant March 2024: Reflections on Plagiarism in Preaching,” March 2024. https://opc.org/os.html?article_id=1110.

Taylor, Justin, and Matt Perman. “What Is Plagiarism?” desiringgod.org, January 23, 2006. https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/what-is-plagiarism.

Taylor, Roy. “Plagiarism of Sermons.” byFaith, July 30, 2014. https://byfaithonline.com/plagiarism-of-sermons.

Wilson, Jared. “‘Thou Shalt Not Steal’ and Other Sermon Points I Didn’t Make up: Some Thoughts on Pastoral Plagiarism – 9Marks.” 9Marks, December 19, 2024. https://www.9marks.org/article/thou-shalt-not-steal-and-other-sermon-points-i-didnt-make-up-some-thoughts-on-pastoral-plagiarism/.