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 Diary and Journal of David Brainerd
   

Diary and Journal of David Brainerd

With Notes and Reflections by Jonathan Edwards

by David Brainerd, Jonathan Edwards


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Brainerd’s life is a vivid, powerful testimony to the truth that God can and does use weak, sick, discouraged, lonely, struggling saints . . . to accomplish amazing things for his glory’ — John Piper. 792pp.

Daniel Rowland by Eifion Evans
   

Daniel Rowland

and the Great Evangelical Awakening in Wales

by Eifion Evans


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Book Description J. C. Ryle described Daniel Rowland (1711–1790) as ‘one of the spiritual giants of the eighteenth century.’ Lady Huntingdon considered him to be ‘second only to Whitefield.’ Howel Harris wrote of him, ‘In his pulpit he is second to St Paul,’ while others acclaimed him as ‘the greatest preacher in Europe.’ Yet he […]

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Book Description Este libro cuenta la historia de la Reforma inglesa. Penetra detrás de la fachada del cambio político y actas del Parlamento, y trae a la luz el movimiento interno del Espíritu de Dios en hombres de corazón humilde y fe heroica. Su autor cree que había una mano que guiaba el timón de […]

Theodore Beza by Henry Martyn Baird
   

Theodore Beza

The Counsellor of the French Reformation

by Henry Martyn Baird


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Book Description Theodore Beza’s course of activity was, in the words of the author, ‘long and brilliant.’ He presided over the Reformed church in the French-speaking countries of Europe for many years, and was its recognized counsellor and leader in times of peril. His friendship with John Calvin, and also with the French king, Henry […]

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Sermons and Addresses of George Smeaton

With Introduction & Biographical Sketch by John W. Keddie

by John W. Keddie, George Smeaton


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Book Description George Smeaton (1814–1889) was for over thirty years Professor of New Testament Exegesis at New College, the Edinburgh seminary of the Free Church of Scotland. This collection comprises various printed sermons, lectures, and other shorter writings covering the whole period of his ministry and professorial work. The collection is wide-ranging in its content […]

Thomas Charles of Bala by John Aaron
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Book Description John Aaron provides here a fresh account of Thomas Charles’s life, presented against the backcloth of his day and age, and in the light of Charles’s extensive network of correspondents, both Welsh and English. In Wales, the popular picture of Thomas Charles (1755–1814) had traditionally been of the man who gave a Bible […]

Thomas Charles’ Spiritual Counsels
   

Thomas Charles’ Spiritual Counsels

Selected From His Letters and Papers by Edward Morgan

by Thomas Charles


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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.

Alexander Moody Stuart by Kenneth Moody Stuart
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Endorsements ‘Long forgotten and hard to obtain, Alexander Moody Stuart is a book for any Christian to enjoy, and every Christian will find it richly instructive, graciously challenging, and wonderfully inspiring. And for ministers of the gospel it is quite simply a “must have”. While it ranks among the finest Christian biographies of a past […]

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Book Description To ask and answer the question ‘Why were our Reformers burned?’ could not be more pertinent to the times in which we live, according to Roger Carswell in his Introduction to this edition of J. C. Ryle’s tract on the English Reformers. This is a booklet that needs to be read carefully and […]

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Near to God

9 True Stories of a Wonderful Discovery

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Book Description This booklet tells the true stories of nine priests who have made the discovery that the way to God is now open. When Jesus Christ died on the cross, the ceremonial curtain in the nearby temple, which symbolically separated the people from God, was torn in two from top to bottom. Now all […]

The Reformation of the Church ed. by Iain Murray
   

The Reformation of the Church

A Collection of Reformed and Puritan Documents on Church Issues

by Iain H. Murray


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A Collection of Reformed and Puritan Documents on Church Issues with introductory notes. 416pp.

Swift and Beautiful by David Calhoun
   

Swift and Beautiful

The Amazing Stories of Faithful Missionaries

by David Calhoun


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Book Description In his book, Spiritual Unfolding of Bishop H. C. G. Moule, John Baird wrote, ‘No course of reading is more establishing than that of Christian biography — the battle story of those who in the conflict of earth have been great in the life of God.’ Swift and Beautiful tells the amazing stories […]

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