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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William Carey
And the Missionary Vision
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The heroic story of Carey’s passionate advocacy of world mission. Includes his Enquiry and a sermon by Andrew Fuller. 128pp.
Welsh Revival
Its Origin and Development
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A comprehensive eye-witness account of the 1859 revival in Wales. 168pp.
Unlisted Legion
Part of its Witness in the Karakoram and the Khyber
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An autobiography of Jock Purves, retelling the story of the missionary efforts of him and his friends in Lesser Thibet and on the Indian-Afghan Frontier. 208pp.
The Undercover Revolution
How Fiction Changed Britain
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Looks at ‘How Fiction Changed Britain’ in late Victorian and Edwardian times. The second part of the book is a defence of the truth of Christianity. 112pp.
The Ulster Awakening
An Account of the 1859 Revival in Ireland
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A fascinating, eye-witness account of the 1859 revival in Ireland. 280pp.
Troubled Journey
A Missionary Childhood in War-Torn China
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Faith Cook shares her first-hand story of a missionary childhood in China during World War II and the subsequent Communist takeover. 128pp.
T. C. Hammond–Irish Christian
His Life and Legacy in Ireland and Australia
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The author of In Understanding Be Men comes alive in this biography, as scholar, evangelist, pioneer, pastor and college principal — but chiefly as an outstanding Mr Standfast for Jesus Christ. 198pp.
Susannah Spurgeon: Free Grace and Dying Love
Morning Devotions With the Life of Susannah Spurgeon
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Subtitled ‘Free Grace and Dying Love’, contains A Carillon of Bells, 24 daily meditations selected by Susannah Spurgeon, and The Life of Susannah Spurgeon by Charles Ray. 256pp.
Spurgeon
A Biography
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This one-volume biography of the ‘Prince of Preachers’ will introduce Spurgeon to those ignorant of him and his achievements, but will also stir the interest of those who value his unique ministry. 280pp.
Spurgeon vs. Hyper-Calvinism
The Battle For Gospel Preaching
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Elaborates the issues involved in ‘The Battle for Gospel Preaching’ between Spurgeon and fellow Baptists of Hyper-Calvinistic views. 184pp.
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Conquests of faith in the lives of godly men and women such as Col. James Gardiner, Archibald Brown and Sally Wesley. 192pp.
Sound of His Name
Autobiography of Bernard J. Honeysett
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An out-of-the-ordinary life story. 144pp.
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Splendid introductions to classics such as Guthrie’s The Christian’s Great Interest, Rutherford’s Letters and Ryle’s Christian Leaders. 128pp.
Sketches From Church History
Student Workbook
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A companion to Sketches from Church History, contains a course syllabus, questions and answers, charts, time-lines, maps, puzzles and essay topics. Designed for home schooling; spiral-bound for ease of use. 128pp.
Sketches from Church History
An Illustrated Account of 20 Centuries of Christ's Power
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A popular, fully illustrated introduction to church history from the early Church Fathers to the days of the modern missionary movement. 256pp.
Singing In The Fire
Christians in Adversity
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The reality of the faith that carries Christians victoriously through trials is brought home through 14 short biographies. 208pp. Illustrated.
Select Sermons of George Whitefield
With an account of his life by J.C. Ryle
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A ‘judicious and representative’ selection of the sermons of George Whitefield, together with an account of his life by J. C. Ryle.
Seceders
The Story of J.C. Philpot and William Tiptaft
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A moving account of two brothers in Christ and their incredible relationship as they, together, left the Established Church of England in the 1830s. 208pp.
The Reformation
A Handbook
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One of the best summaries available of the 16th-century Reformation in Europe. A thrilling record of the triumph of the gospel. 288pp.
Reformation Of The Church
A Collection of Reformed and Puritan Documents on Church Issues
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A Collection of Reformed and Puritan Documents on Church Issues’ with introductory notes. 416pp.
A Reformation Guide to Scripture
The Prologues from the Geneva Bible 1560
Description
The Prologues from the Geneva Bible, 1560’. 152pp.
The Puritan Hope
Revival and the Interpretation of Prophecy
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Subtitled ‘Revival and the Interpretation of Prophecy’, this is a study of the biblical and Reformed teaching on the Christian’s hope in this world, in the prospect of the triumph of the gospel. 328pp. Illustrated.
Power Of Prayer
The New York Revival of 1858
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A first-hand record of the New York revival of 1858. 288pp.
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Vivid sketches of some of the converts and of the life of the spiritual family which Bethlehem Forward Movement Church (‘Sandfields’), Aberavon, became during the early ministry of Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones. 122pp.
Making Many Glad
The Life and Labours of Daniel Baker
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The Life and Labours of Daniel Baker’ (1791–1857) — a moving biography of the great evangelist of the American South. 560pp.
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Bonar’s contemporary biography conveys the fragrance of M‘Cheyne’s life that no later writer could ever recapture. 272pp.
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Contains much valuable first-hand material from Newton himself. Formerly published as But Now I See. 432pp.
The Life Of Edward Irving
The Fore-Runner of the Charismatic Movement
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A gripping portrait of this remarkable but sadly mistaken Christian, the ‘fore-runner of the charismatic movement’. 208pp. Illustrated.
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Perhaps the best one-volume account of the life of the great evangelist of the 18th century. 608pp.
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A valuable guide to the nature and effects of revivals of religion, from first-hand knowledge of revivals in the United States 1798–1808. 144pp.
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A selection by Sinclair B. Ferguson of William Still’s pastoral letters to his Aberdeen congregation. 208pp.
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