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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A collection of two addresses by Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones and one by Iain H. Murray on the man who was instrumental, under God’s blessing, in transforming the nation of Scotland. 144pp.
John Calvin, Man of God’s Word
Written and Preached
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This brief study is an indication of the debt the church owes to Calvin the theologian, commentator and preacher. 144pp.
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Knox’s account breathes the spirit of excitement and expectation of an eyewitness and participant in the unfolding drama of the work of God in 16th-century Scotland. 392pp. Illustrated. New edition 2010.
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The effects of the controversy over evolution, as seen in four eminent scientists with Christian convictions. 312pp.
Fraser: Not A Private Matter
A Human Story of Grace and Suffering
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An account of Fraser Tallach’s long battle with kidney failure — ‘A Human Story of Grace and Suffering.’ 160pp.
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An incisive, historical and theological insight into the great 19th-century Baptist and the doctrines which moulded his life and thought. 288pp.
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In this once famous best-seller, Scott (1747–1821) describes the influences which brought him into the kingdom of God. 128pp.
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The awe-inspiring stories of David Brainerd, William Chalmers Burns, John Eliot, Henry Martyn and John G. Paton. 352pp.
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Pungent biographies of the lives of Hooper, Taylor, Latimer, Bradford and Ridley, with an analysis of the reasons for their martyrdom. 160pp.
Far From Rome Near To God
Testimonies of Fifty Converted Catholic Priests
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Moving testimonies of 50 Catholic priests who came, by God’s grace, into the light of the gospel of Christ. 360pp.
Fair Sunshine
Character Studies of the Scottish Covenanters
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These ‘Character Studies of the Scottish Covenanters’, have a lyrical quality and demonstrate the author’s spiritual perception. 208pp.
The Cambuslang Revival
The Scottish Evangelical Revival of the Eighteenth Century
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The author uses first-hand accounts to tell of the 1742 revival. 272pp.
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