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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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.
Five Pioneer Missionaries
David Brainerd, William C. Burns, John Eliot, Henry Martyn, John G. Paton
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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.
Asahel Nettleton
Life & Labours
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Nettleton (1783–1843) was a leading figure in one of the most important half-centuries in American church history. 450pp.
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Concerned with the spiritual explanation of the movement, which far from dwindling at Wesley’s death, increased in momentum, breadth and transforming power. A thrilling study of great relevance for the contemporary church, pointing to the key to the recovery of authentic Christianity. 288pp.
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To Glorify and Enjoy God provides a comprehensive introduction to the background, history, character and contributions of the Westminster Divines and their Assembly. 352pp.
Thoughts on the New England Revival
Vindicating the Great Awakening
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Here we find ‘the theologian of revival’ ably vindicating the Great Awakening against its critics. 304pp.
Thomas Charles’ Spiritual Counsels
Selected From His Letters and Papers by Edward Morgan
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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.
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The stories of four young men who made an extraordinary spiritual impact on their generation—David Brainerd, Henry Martyn, Robert Murray M‘Cheyne and Ion Keith-Falconer—and whose example and passion still call us to greater devotion for Christ. 272pp.
Southern Presbyterian Leaders
1683 - 1911
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A fascinating series of sketches of leaders in the Southern Presbyterian Church between colonial times and 1911 when White wrote. 512pp.
Selina, Countess of Huntingdon
Her Pivotal Role in the 18th Century Evangelical Awakening
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This major biography rescues the Countess—so greatly admired by King George III, Whitefield and other leaders of the Evangelical Revival— from undeserved obscurity and misrepresentation. 496pp.
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Murray explores Scotland’s rich Christian heritage and underlines its remarkable relevance for our own day. While not a Scottish Church history, A Scottish Christian Heritage is a gripping introduction to the many glorious successes, and some of the painful failures of the church, from the days of John Knox to those of Horatius Bonar. 416pp.
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Stirring mini-biographies of the Christian heroes of Scotland from the 1520s to the ‘killing times’ of the 1680s. 672pp.
Richard Hobson of Liverpool
The Autobiography of a Faithful Pastor
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The autobiography of a faithful pastor, who served his church in a working-class district of Liverpool for 33 years, and under whose ministry the ‘sixteen acres of sin’ were transformed. 384pp.
Revival And Revivalism
The Making and Marring of American Evangelicalism 1750 - 1858
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Subtitled ‘The Making and Marring of American Evangelicalism 1750–1858’, this book traces the spiritually epoch-making events of the 18th and 19th centuries and rejects the frequent identification of ‘revival’ with ‘revivalism’. 480pp.
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A series of addresses on the leading historical characters and the great biblical doctrines of the Reformation. 628pp.
Puritans
Their Origins & Successors
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Brings together the addresses given by Dr Lloyd-Jones at the Puritan Studies and Westminster Conferences 1959–1978. 448pp.
Preachers With Power
Four Stalwarts of the South
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The lives of four of the most influential men in a rich period of evangelical history in America (1791–1902)—Daniel Baker, J. H. Thornwell, Benjamin M. Palmer and John L. Girardeau. 224pp.
Preachers of Scotland
From the Sixth to the Nineteenth Century
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A readable and popular survey of Scotland’s leading preachers from the time of Columba to the late 19th-century. 368pp.
Pastor-Teachers of Old Princeton
Memorial Addresses for the Faculty of Princeton Theological Seminary 1812-1921
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A unique collection of funeral sermons, memorial addresses, and magazine articles, honouring the labours of the leading faculty of Princeton Theological Seminary during the years 1812-1921. 600pp.
Old Evangelicalism
Old Truths for a New Awakening
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Iain Murray draws on the best authors from the old evangelicalism to present ‘Old Truths for a New Awakening.’ 240pp.
My Life And Books
Reminiscences of S.M. Houghton
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An informal account of the author’s life and times. 160pp.
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From his deep Christian experience, Boston gave the church one of its most enduring spiritual autobiographies. 576pp.
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A much-loved classic which contains Bonar’s life of M‘Cheyne and a wide selection of his sermons, letters and other writings. 664pp.
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