Books on History and Biography
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Andrew Bonar
Diary & Life
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The Diary and Life of Andrew Bonar (1810-92) gives a panoramic view of one of the most fascinating periods of Scotland’s church history.
Archibald G. Brown
Spurgeon's Successor
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A biography of Archibald G. Brown (1844-1922), who built a church to seat 3000 in the East End of London while still in his twenties, led mission work among the poor, and was Co-pastor and then Pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle, 1907-10. 432pp. Illustrated.
The Atonement Controversy
In Welsh Theological Literature and Debate, 1707 - 1841
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Details the discussion in Welsh theological literature and debate (1707–1841), seeking to understand the nature and extent of the atonement. Translated by John Aaron. 432pp.
Elizabeth Prentiss
More Love to Thee
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The moving story of a fascinating, gifted and godly woman, author of the popular novel Stepping Heavenward. 264pp.
History of the English Calvinistic Baptists 1791-1892
From John Gill to C.H. Spurgeon
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Covering the period 1771–1892, from the death of John Gill to that of C. H. Spurgeon, gives a fascinating look at the lives and perspectives of both theological giants and lesser-known lights among the Baptists. 432pp.
John G. Paton
The Autobiography of the Pioneer Missionary to the New Hebrides (Vanuatu)
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The moving and gripping account of the life of the great pioneer missionary to the New Hebrides. 340pp.
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Takes us behind the public figure—J. H. Thornwell’s successor in Columbia, South Carolina—to the humble, prayerful Christian whose life was marked by affliction. 704pp.
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Written shortly after his father’s death by his son and successor at Princeton, this life of Charles Hodge brings together a wealth of material from letters, diaries, journal articles, and personal reflections. Full of interest for all kinds of readers. 672pp. Illustrated.
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Contemporary Christians can learn much from these reminiscences of the life of ‘Rabbi’ Duncan. 256pp.
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Apart from a short period of missionary service in India, John Milne (1807–68) spent his whole ministry in Perth as a pastor and evangelist. Bonar’s account of one who lived close to Christ remains a guide to what the churches need in every age. 464pp.
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The lives of the author’s father and uncle, members of the Scottish aristocracy, who became identified for fifty years with many of the foremost evangelical enterprises of the 19th century. 728pp.
Margaret Paton
Letters from the South Seas
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John Paton’s wife gives an enthralling and inspiring account of missionary life in the New Hebrides from the 1860s to the 1890s. 344pp.
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