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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The Korean Pentecost
and the Sufferings which Followed
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Endorsements ‘[The Korean Pentecost] Shows what God can do when His people take Him at His Word.’– J.G. VOS ‘A faithful and stirring record of the Lord’s doings.’– EVANGELICAL PRESBYTERIAN ‘A deeply moving account.’– BIBLIOTHECA SACRA Book Description In 1977 the Trust published this remarkable account of the first 60 years or so of the […]
Amy Carmichael
Beauty for Ashes
Description
Endorsements ‘This is a love story of the noblest kind. It is an enriching consideration of a woman’s relentless love for her Saviour, her Bible, her friends, and most uniquely, her love for lost, suffering and desperate sinners – to whom she gave her life. Such devotion as hers seems so distant. Reading this brief […]
The St Andrews Seven
the finest flowering of Missionary Zeal in Scottish History
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The St Andrews Seven is the moving and inspiring story of six young men whose remarkable influence on one another as fellow students in the University of St Andrews, Scotland, in the 1820s led them to the profound conviction that ‘Only one thing seemed to matter: to discover God’s will and do it’. The chief […]
Douglas Higgins
Autobiography of a Yorkshire Christian
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Book Description Not every day does an autobiography appear from a man in his 100th year, but all who know Douglas Higgins never saw him as belonging to the ordinary. From astronomy to Christ at the age of twenty-two, then Art College at Sheffield, war service in the RAF, and a career in school teaching—these […]
Los puritanos
Puritans: Their Origins and Successors
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Book Description La historia cobra vida cada vez que el Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones aborda un determinado tema o personaje. Los que le conocieron simplemente como predicador se sorprenderán de la comprensión y el conocimiento que tiene de la historia de la Iglesia {…}. Estas vistas generales y de conjunto nos presentan al Dr. Lloyd-Jones en […]
Pleading for a Reformation Vision
The Life and Selected Writings of William Childs Robinson
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The biography and letters of William Childs Robinson: an influential Presbyterian minister in the 20th century, who sounded the vital affirmations of the Protestant Reformation. 336pp.
Silent Witnesses
Lessons on theology, life, and the church from Christians of the past
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In Silent Witnesses, Garry Williams shows us just some of the ways in which Christians in the present need the examples, encouragements, and teachings of Christians of the past. Book Description Garry Williams describes both famous and less well-known figures and movements from church history, from the fourth century through to the twentieth: Augustine of […]
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Book Description A man may be known by the company he keeps. Here, Faith Cook introduces us to Samuel Rutherford’s friends, who are called on to give us a fresh look at the man who has long been held in such high affection by Christian people around the world. The days in which Samuel Rutherford […]
The Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones
1899-1981
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EndorsementsRead More ↓ ‘The most powerful and persuasive voice in Britain for some thirty years is now silent.’ — JOHN R. W. STOTT ‘The greatest man I have ever known.’ — JAMES I. PACKER ‘Martyn Lloyd-Jones was one of God’s special gifts to the Church in the 20th century, and the longer time goes on, […]
John Elias
Life, Letters and Essays
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This account by Edward Morgan traces the life and ministry of Elias from his first religious impressions until the day when 10, 000 attended his funeral in Anglessey, the scene of most of his labours. 432pp.
Spurgeon y sus controversias
Spurgeon and his Controversies (Forgotten Spurgeon & Spurgeon vs HyperCalvinism)
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Book Description La figura de Spurgeon no necesita presentación en los circulos evangelicos. El conocido predicador de la época victoriana dejo una huella que se ha extendido mucho mas alla de la Inglaterra de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX. Sin embargo, no siempre se han aquilatado debidamente las razones de su influencia, y menos […]
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Book Description Few Christian Leaders have suffered quite so much mis-understanding as John Calvin. He has often been dismissed as a theologian without humanity. In fact the very reverse is much nearer the truth. He was a man of deep and lasting affection, passionately concerned for the cause of Christ in the world; a man […]
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