Books on History and Biography
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Douglas Higgins
Autobiography of a Yorkshire Christian
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Book Description Not every day does an autobiography appear from a man in his 100th year, but all who know Douglas Higgins never saw him as belonging to the ordinary. From astronomy to Christ at the age of twenty-two, then Art College at Sheffield, war service in the RAF, and a career in school teaching—these […]
Los puritanos
Puritans: Their Origins and Successors
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Book Description La historia cobra vida cada vez que el Dr. Martyn Lloyd-Jones aborda un determinado tema o personaje. Los que le conocieron simplemente como predicador se sorprenderán de la comprensión y el conocimiento que tiene de la historia de la Iglesia {…}. Estas vistas generales y de conjunto nos presentan al Dr. Lloyd-Jones en […]
Pleading for a Reformation Vision
The Life and Selected Writings of William Childs Robinson
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The biography and letters of William Childs Robinson: an influential Presbyterian ministers in the 20th century, who sounded the vital affirmations of the Protestant Reformation. 336pp.
Silent Witnesses
Lessons on theology, life, and the church from Christians of the past
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Book Description In this book Garry Williams writes about Christians of the past for Christians of the present. He describes both famous and less well-known figures and movements from church history, from the fourth century through to the twentieth: Augustine of Hippo, the Council of Chalcedon, Martin Luther, William Tyndale, Nicholas Ridley, John Calvin, Anne […]
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Book Description A man may be known by the company he keeps. Here, Faith Cook introduces us to Samuel Rutherford’s friends, who are called on to give us a fresh look at the man who has long been held in such high affection by Christian people around the world. The days in which Samuel Rutherford […]
The Life of Martyn Lloyd-Jones
1899-1981
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EndorsementsRead More ↓ ‘The most powerful and persuasive voice in Britain for some thirty years is now silent.’ — JOHN R. W. STOTT ‘The greatest man I have ever known.’ — JAMES I. PACKER ‘Martyn Lloyd-Jones was one of God’s special gifts to the Church in the 20th century, and the longer time goes on, […]
John Elias
Life, Letters and Essays
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This account by Edward Morgan traces the life and ministry of Elias from his first religious impressions until the day when 10, 000 attended his funeral in Anglessey, the scene of most of his labours. 432pp.
Spurgeon y sus controversias
Spurgeon and his Controversies (Forgotten Spurgeon & Spurgeon vs HyperCalvinism)
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Book Description La figura de Spurgeon no necesita presentación en los circulos evangelicos. El conocido predicador de la época victoriana dejo una huella que se ha extendido mucho mas alla de la Inglaterra de la segunda mitad del siglo XIX. Sin embargo, no siempre se han aquilatado debidamente las razones de su influencia, y menos […]
Tratado de Teología
A Body of Divinity
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Book Description Este primer libro publicado por The Banner of Truth Trust en Ingles ha sido uno de sus exitos de libreria, ademas del volumen mas util e influyente de su catalogo a lo largo de los años Ello se debe a varias razones: EI tema del libro. Trata de las principales verdades doctrinales y practicas […]
The Works of Richard Sibbes
7 Volume Set
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Book Description After William Perkins, ‘the heavenly Doctor Sibbes’ was the most significant of the great Puritan preachers of Cambridge. This reprint of the complete seven-volume set of the Works of Richard Sibbes shows why this is so. Strong thoughts, simple sentences, deep knowledge of the Bible and the human heart and a sure pastoral […]
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Book Description Few Christian Leaders have suffered quite so much mis-understanding as John Calvin. He has often been dismissed as a theologian without humanity. In fact the very reverse is much nearer the truth. He was a man of deep and lasting affection, passionately concerned for the cause of Christ in the world; a man […]
The History of Providence
As Manifested in Scripture
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A subject of the deepest interest to the Christian.’ Takes the reader through the Scriptures and points to instances of God’s providence which will provide comfort for all true believers. 264pp.
Our Southern Zion
Old Columbia Seminary (1828-1927)
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Part collective biography and part narrative history, this book follows the story of Old Columbia Seminary during the years 1828-1927. 408pp.
Ernest Kevan
Leader in Twentieth Century British Evangelicalism
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A worthy memorial to a man who contributed enormously to the life and thought of English-speaking evangelicalism in the mid-twentieth century, by one of his former students at London Bible College. 312pp.
Mensajes Bíblicos
Biblical Messages
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Book Description Los Mensajes Bíblicos de Roberto McCheyne, junto con sus cartas y otros escritos, fueron recopilados por A. Bonar al año escaso de haber fallecido aquél. Aparecieron por primera vez en 1884, y la avidez con que el público inglés leyó y acogió dicha obra fué verdaderamente sensacional; prueba de ello es que a […]
The Writings of Thomas Peck
Volume 3: Selected and Arranged by T.C. Johnson
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Book Description As a teacher, Peck was in the front rank. ‘As an expositor of truth, as an exegete of Scripture,’ his successor C.R. Vaughan believed, ‘he was probably without a rival in his day.’ But it was not mere teachers that he laboured to prepare for the gospel ministry but rather men ‘with a […]
The Writings of Thomas Peck
Volume 2: Selected and Arranged by T.C. Johnson
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Book Description As a teacher, Peck was in the front rank. ‘As an expositor of truth, as an exegete of Scripture,’ his successor C.R. Vaughan believed, ‘he was probably without a rival in his day.’ But it was not mere teachers that he laboured to prepare for the gospel ministry but rather men ‘with a […]
The Works of Thomas Manton
3 Volume Set
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Book Description The works of Thomas Manton (1620-1677) present us with what was most characteristic in the ministry of the English Puritans: careful, solid, warm-hearted applicatory exposition of the Scriptures. Manton’s works are characterised by great pastoral concern and a balanced wisdom. Ryle said, If ever there was an English divine who must be classed […]
The Works of Thomas Manton
Volume 1: Memoir by Rev. Dr. Harris, A Practical Exposition of the Lord's Prayer, on Christ's Temptation and Transfiguration, On Redemption by Christ and His Eternal Existence
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Book Description The works of Thomas Manton (1620-1677) present us with what was most characteristic in the ministry of the English Puritans: careful, solid, warm-hearted applicatory exposition of the Scriptures. Manton’s works are characterised by great pastoral concern and a balanced wisdom. Ryle said, ‘If ever there was an English divine who must be classed […]
Scottish Puritans
2 Volume Set: Select Biographies
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First-hand sources from the 17th century. ‘This is a magnificent two-volume set, calculated to stir the soul and to find a place of honour and affection in every Christian who loves to read the thrilling history of the Scottish church!’—Sinclair B. Ferguson. 568 & 552pp.
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
2 Volume Set
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This authorised biography traces the story of the ‘Doctor’ from a Harley Street medical practice to ministry in an impoverished Welsh mining town, the pulpit of Westminster Chapel and a worldwide influence. 416 & 856pp.
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
Volume 1: The First Forty Years 1899 - 1939
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This authorised biography traces the story of the ‘Doctor’ from a Harley Street medical practice to ministry in an impoverished Welsh mining town, the pulpit of Westminster Chapel and a worldwide influence. 416 & 856pp.
Life & Sermons Of Edward D. Griffin
2 Volume Set
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A biography of Griffin (1770–1837) by W.E. Sprague, with 60 of his sermons, which are fine examples of the simple, arresting and heart-searching preaching which was so used of God. 1192pp. Set.
Princeton Seminary
Volume 2: The Majestic Testimony, 1869 - 1929
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In this movingly told story we meet great spirituality, great scholars, great missionary vision and great consecration to Christ. Vol. 2—The Majestic Testimony 1868–1929, 592pp.
George Whitefield
2 Volume Set: Life and Times of the Great Evangelist of the 18th Century Revival
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An outstanding biography of the great preacher of the 18th century evangelical revival, popularly written, and with an urgent message for the present day. 612 & 620pp.
C.H. Spurgeon Autobiography
Volume 1: The Early Years
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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.
Heroes of the Faith
Initial Series Set including: Ignatius, Irenaeus, and Polycarp
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3 volumes on the lives of Early Church Heroes of the Christian faith.
Voyage To Freedom
A Story of the Atlantic Crossing 1620
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A racy and imaginative account of the voyage of The Mayflower, for young people. 160pp. Illustrated.
Unlisted Legion
Part of its Witness in the Karakoram and the Khyber
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An autobiography of Jock Purves, retelling the story of the missionary efforts of him and his friends in Lesser Thibet and on the Indian-Afghan Frontier. 208pp.
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A book for young people, with stories of men and women who had faith in Christ and loved him more than anything else. 128pp.
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Splendid introductions to classics such as Guthrie’s The Christian’s Great Interest, Rutherford’s Letters and Ryle’s Christian Leaders. 128pp.
Seceders
The Story of J.C. Philpot and William Tiptaft
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A moving account of two brothers in Christ and their incredible relationship as they, together, left the Established Church of England in the 1830s. 208pp.
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