Books on History and Biography
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The Pastor of Kilsyth
The Life and Times of W. H. Burns
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Endorsements ‘One of the best Scottish ministerial biographies.’ — IAIN H. MURRAY Book Description The Pastor of Kilsyth introduces us to the life and ministry of William Hamilton Burns (1779–1859), the father of the better known preacher and missionary to China William Chalmers Burns (1815–68). But while eclipsed in fame by his son, the life […]
The Covenanters
A History of the Church in Scotland from 1540-1690
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EndorsementsRead More ↓ ‘We all owe you a deep debt of gratitude for that wonderful book — The Covenanters.’ — LORD GUTHRIE, 1908 ‘His history is a triumphant vindication of the place which belongs to the Covenanters in the making of Scotland.’ — THE EXPOSITORY TIMES, 1908 ‘Dr Hewison has written a great book, one […]
J. Gresham Machen
A biographical memoir
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Book Description John Gresham Machen (1881–1937) was one of the most significant figures in the evangelical church throughout the twentieth century. He is best known through his vision for a truly evangelical presbyterian church in the USA, and as the founder of Westminster Theological Seminary, Pennsylvania. Gifted with an incisive mind which was finely tuned […]
Master Robert Bruce
Minister in the Kirk of Edinburgh
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A wonderful biographical account of Robert Bruce’s commanding preaching, iron resolution, and daily fellowship with God. Clothbound, 296 pages.
Brownlow North
His Life and Work
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Endorsements ‘This arresting account of Brownlow North’s life and work recalls one of the greatest evangelists of the nineteenth century.’ – REFORMED EVANGELICAL REVIEW ‘Biography is essential to the diet of the Christian reader and this is of the finest. Warmly written, it is refreshing to read, depicting afresh the power of the gospel in […]
Puritan Classics Box Set
10 Volume Set
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Endorsements ‘These are the books to return to again and again as old friends. They are also a sacred trust, to pass on to our families, and to recommend to friends. For in these books we have been given light on our path, instruction for our minds, wisdom for our lives, pleasures for our spirit.’ […]
Treasures of John Owen Box Set
5 Volume Set
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Endorsements ‘Now the doors of your John Owen ‘library’ are open. Choose a volume. You can start anywhere; you will find biblical insight, wisdom, and personal help everywhere. And perhaps this little box set of the Treasures of John Owen will one day be part of your own spiritual heirloom…’ — SINCLAIR B. FERGUSON Book […]
Welcome to the Library
Introducing the Puritan Classics Box Set
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Book Description This is the 32-page introductory booklet to the Puritan Classics box set. ‘When you are a new user of any library, however small, it is always helpful if one of the librarians gives you some idea of what you can expect to find, or perhaps recommends a book that you will appreciate, or […]
Wisdom Everywhere
Introducing the Treasures of John Owen Box Set
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Book Description This is the 32-page introductory booklet to the Treasures of John Owen box set. ‘When you are a new user of any library, however small, it is always helpful if one of the librarians gives you some idea of what you can expect to find, or perhaps recommends a book that you will […]
Swift and Beautiful
The Amazing Stories of Faithful Missionaries
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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 […]
The Reformation of the Church
A Collection of Reformed and Puritan Documents on Church Issues
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A Collection of Reformed and Puritan Documents on Church Issues with introductory notes. 416pp.
Princeton Seminary
2 Volume Set
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ENDORSEMENTS ‘This splendid, thoroughly researched, two-volume history of Princeton Seminary reads like a novel. It tells the story of one of the key institutions that shaped the transformation of post-colonial, adolescent America into a world power, and that for the first time made the Christian faith global, carrying it literally to the uttermost ends of […]
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