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.

William Grimshaw of Haworth
price From: $18.00

Description

Faith Cook has used unpublished and little-known sources to produce this comprehensive biography of the man of whom John Wesley said, ‘A few such as him would make a nation tremble. He carries fire wherever he goes.’ 368pp.

Letters Of Charles Haddon Spurgeon
   

Letters Of Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Selected With Notes by Iain H. Murray

by Iain H. Murray, C. H. Spurgeon


price $11.00

Description

A selection, with notes by Iain H. Murray. 224pp.

Singing in the Fire by Faith Cook
   

Singing In The Fire

Christians in Adversity

by Faith Cook


price $10.00

Description

The reality of the faith that carries Christians victoriously through trials is brought home through 14 short biographies. 208pp. Illustrated.

Image of the Spurgeon Autobiography 2 Volume Set
price $59.00

Description

The ‘must read’ autobiography on the life and work of one of Christianity’s most able preachers: Charles Haddon Spurgeon. 1116pp.

Sketches from Church History by S. M. Houghton
   

Sketches from Church History

An Illustrated Account of 20 Centuries of Christ's Power

by S. M. Houghton


price $23.00

Description

A popular, fully illustrated introduction to church history from the early Church Fathers to the days of the modern missionary movement. 256pp.

Fair Sunshine by Jock Purves
   

Fair Sunshine

Character Studies of the Scottish Covenanters

by Jock Purves


price From: $11.00

Description

These ‘Character Studies of the Scottish Covenanters,’ have a lyrical quality and demonstrate the author’s spiritual perception. 208pp.

Letters on Revival
price $12.00

Description

A valuable guide to the nature and effects of revivals of religion, from first-hand knowledge of revivals in the United States 1798–1808. 144pp.

Sketches from Church History Workbook
   

Sketches From Church History

Student Workbook

by Rebecca Frawley


price $17.00

Description

A companion to Sketches from Church History, contains a course syllabus, questions and answers, charts, time-lines, maps, puzzles and essay topics. Designed for home schooling; spiral-bound for ease of use. 128pp.

Cover Image of 'C.H. Spurgeon Autobiography Volume 2'
   

C.H. Spurgeon Autobiography

Volume 2: The Full Harvest 1860-1892

by C. H. Spurgeon


price $36.00

Description

The story of the life of the ‘prince of preachers’, largely in Spurgeon’s own words. Here is an inspiring record of a Christian life which continues to be of blessing for so many. 580 & 536pp.

Far From Rome Near To God
   

Far From Rome Near To God

Testimonies of Fifty Converted Catholic Priests

by Richard Bennett


price From: $13.50

Description

Moving testimonies of 50 Catholic priests who came, by God’s grace, into the light of the gospel of Christ. 360pp.

Life and Times of George Whitefield
price $22.00

Description

Perhaps the best one-volume account of the life of the great evangelist of the 18th century. 608pp.

The Calvinistic Methodist Fathers of Wales by John Morgan and William Morgan
price $65.00

Description

Stimulating and enjoyable volumes which narrate the exciting story of how Wales was spiritually transformed in the 18th and 19th centuries. Translated from the Welsh by John Aaron. 800 & 816pp. Illustrated.