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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Life of John Brown
   

Life of John Brown

With Select Writings

by John Brown (1722-87), William Brown


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An autobiographical account of the life of John Brown of Haddington (1722–1787), with additional material from his youngest son. 208pp.

Life of Charles Hodge
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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.

Life of Arthur W. Pink
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The heart-stirring and compelling story of a strong and complex character—a ‘Mr Valiant-for-truth’ who was also a humble Christian. A revised and enlarged edition of Murray’s original 1981 biography. 368pp.

Life & Letters Of Benjamin Morgan Palmer
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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.

Jonathan Edwards
   

Jonathan Edwards

A New Biography

by Iain H. Murray


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Edwards’ theology is here set in its proper context of his life. We see him in public and private, as pastor in the days of the Great Awakening, as well as in the ‘wilderness’ years in Stockbridge. 536pp. Illustrated.

John MacArthur
   

John MacArthur

Servant of the Word and Flock

by Iain H. Murray


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A biography of the pastor for more than forty years of Grace Community Church, Los Angeles. John MacArthur has proved that true preaching of the Word of God is international, and his sermons are heard or read in more than two hundred countries around the world. 264pp. Illustrated.

John E. Marshall
   

John E. Marshall

Life and Writings

by John E. Marshall


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A short biography and selected writings of a much-loved pastor. 320pp.

History of the English Calvinistic Baptists 1791-1892
   

History of the English Calvinistic Baptists 1791-1892

From John Gill to C.H. Spurgeon

by Robert Oliver


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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.

The History of Christian Doctrines by Louis Berkhof
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Traces the great movements of thought within the church from the apostolic fathers to the last century. 288pp.

Heroes by Ian Murray
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Iain Murray writes on specific aspects of some of the Christians he particularly admires from past years. Most space is given to little-known figures, such as Robert Kalley and William Hewitson, missionaries to Madeira, and Charles and Mary Colcock Jones of Georgia. 320pp.

Evangelicalism Divided by Iain Murray
   

Evangelicalism Divided

A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950 to 2000

by Iain H. Murray


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A penetrating review of 50 years of crucial change in evangelical attitudes and alignments, 1950–2000. 352pp.

Book Cover For 'Ernest Reisinger'
   

Ernest Reisinger

A Biography

by Geoffrey Thomas


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The absorbing story of a man greatly used of God in the renaissance of the Reformed faith in the 20th century. 272pp.

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