History & Biography

Here are books on significant events and revivals in the history of the Church as well as Christian biographies (pastoral, missionary, puritan and reformer biographies). These books are warm theological reflections on historical events and people which challenge readers to learn from what God has accomplished through His Church in the past. Noteworthy books include The Agency that Transformed a Nation by J.C. Ryle, Amy Carmichael by Iain H. Murray, and The Life of John Calvin by W.J. Grier.

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Diary and Journal of David Brainerd

Preface and Reflections by Jonathan Edwards

by David Brainerd, Jonathan Edwards


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Brainerd’s life is a vivid, powerful testimony to the truth that God can and does use weak, sick, discouraged, lonely, struggling saints . . . to accomplish amazing things for his glory’—John Piper. 792pp.

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NEW RELEASE Book Description Many twenty-first-century Christians ‌still read the works and love the memory of the remarkable Scottish brotherhood that included Robert Murray M‘Cheyne and Andrew and Horatius Bonar. But the name of Alexander Moody Stuart (1809–98), whom they all esteemed so much, has been forgotten. Yet it took only one encounter with his […]

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Daniel Rowland

and the Great Evangelical Awakening in Wales

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NEW REPRINT Book Description J. C. Ryle described Daniel Rowland (1711–1790) as ‘one of the spiritual giants of the eighteenth century.’ Lady Huntingdon considered him to be ‘second only to Whitefield.’ Howel Harris wrote of him, ‘In his pulpit he is second to St Paul,’ while others acclaimed him as ‘the greatest preacher in Europe.’ […]

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Book Description Este libro cuenta la historia de la Reforma inglesa. Penetra detrás de la fachada del cambio político y actas del Parlamento, y trae a la luz el movimiento interno del Espíritu de Dios en hombres de corazón humilde y fe heroica. Su autor cree que había una mano que guiaba el timón de […]

   

Theodore Beza

The Counsellor of the French Reformation

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Book Description Theodore Beza’s course of activity was, in the words of the author, ‘long and brilliant.’ He presided over the Reformed church in the French-speaking countries of Europe for many years, and was its recognized counsellor and leader in times of peril. His friendship with John Calvin, and also with the French king, Henry […]


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NEW RELEASE Book Description John Aaron provides here a fresh account of Thomas Charles’s life, presented against the backcloth of his day and age, and in the light of Charles’s extensive network of correspondents, both Welsh and English. In Wales, the popular picture of Thomas Charles (1755–1814) had traditionally been of the man who gave […]

   

Sermons and Addresses of George Smeaton

With Introduction & Biographical Sketch by John W. Keddie

by , , George Smeaton


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The Sermons and Addresses of George Smeaton present the reader with a selection of explorations of key Christian themes from one of Scotland’s most learned 19th century theologians. Book Description George Smeaton (1814–1889) was for over thirty years Professor of New Testament Exegesis at New College, the Edinburgh seminary of the Free Church of Scotland. […]


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Book Description To ask and answer the question ‘Why were our Reformers burned?’ could not be more pertinent to the times in which we live, according to Roger Carswell in his Introduction to this edition of J. C. Ryle’s tract on the English Reformers. This is a booklet that needs to be read carefully and […]

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Thomas Charles’ Spiritual Counsels

Selected From His Letters and Papers by Edward Morgan

by Thomas Charles


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Selections from the letters and papers of the 18th-century minister of Bala in North Wales, with a biographical sketch by Iain H. Murray. 520pp.

   

Near to God

9 True Stories of a Wonderful Discovery

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Book Description This booklet tells the true stories of nine priests who have made the discovery that the way to God is now open. When Jesus Christ died on the cross, the ceremonial curtain in the nearby temple, which symbolically separated the people from God, was torn in two from top to bottom. Now all […]

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Wisdom Everywhere

Introducing the Treasures of John Owen Box Set

by Sinclair B. Ferguson


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Book Description This is the 32-page introductory booklet to the Treasures of John Owen box set. ‘When you are a new user of any library, however small, it is always helpful if one of the librarians gives you some idea of what you can expect to find, or perhaps recommends a book that you will […]

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Welcome to the Library

Introducing the Puritan Classics Box Set

by Sinclair B. Ferguson


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Book Description This is the 32-page introductory booklet to the Puritan Classics box set. ‘When you are a new user of any library, however small, it is always helpful if one of the librarians gives you some idea of what you can expect to find, or perhaps recommends a book that you will appreciate, or […]

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